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

Dallas-Fort Worth → San Antonio via Houston: arrives on time 57%

  1. 14:15 DFW → 15:37 IAH
    UA 3985 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 22m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:35 IAH → 17:44 SAT
    UA 5379 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 09m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip3h 29mDFW 14:15 to SAT 17:44, 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.