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

Austin → Boston via Houston: arrives on time 44%

  1. 16:10 AUS → 17:25 IAH
    UA 4004 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 15m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:15 IAH → 23:19 BOS
    UA 521 · United · 4h 04m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip6h 09mAUS 16:10 to BOS 23:19, 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.