Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → El Paso via Houston: arrives on time 63%
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14:15 DFW → 15:37 IAHUA 3985 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 22m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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1h 21m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:58 IAH → 18:02 ELPUA 3983 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 04m · 85% on time, 0.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (El Paso is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 49 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip4h 47mDFW 14:15 to ELP 18:02, 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.