Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Houston on time 4 times in 5.

Best connections, any airlines

Ranked by chance you reach Houston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:05 → MCO 09:45WN 1434	2h 12m Orlando	MCO 11:57 → IAH 13:29UA 1493	7h 24m	100%	95%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:10 → TPA 09:35WN 1415	2h 20m Tampa	TPA 11:55 → IAH 13:22UA 2421	7h 12m	100%	89%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:20 → MSY 07:45WN 1466	2h 08m New Orleans	MSY 09:53 → IAH 11:12UA 2105	4h 52m	98%	88%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 11:37 → IAH 12:47UA 425	6h 47m	98%	88%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 07:40 → MAF 09:00WN 801	2h 57m Midland	MAF 11:57 → IAH 13:37UA 4011 · flown by Mesa	5h 57m	98%	84%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 07:20 → SAT 08:25WN 1396	3h 18m San Antonio	SAT 11:43 → IAH 12:55UA 6278 · flown by Mesa	5h 35m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	3h 15m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → IAH 13:38DL 1572	7h 33m	98%	81%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 08:20 → AMA 09:35WN 3012	2h 21m Amarillo	AMA 11:56 → IAH 13:44UA 4827 · flown by CommuteAir	5h 24m	95%	79%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 50m · leaves 06:05 16%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 07m · leaves 15:59 25%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON