Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Dallas-Fort Worth → Springfield via Houston: arrives on time 55%

  1. 14:15 DFW → 15:37 IAH
    UA 3985 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 22m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:50 IAH → 18:43 SGF
    UA 4867 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 1h 53m · 76% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 28mDFW 14:15 to SGF 18:43, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.