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 82% of the time.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Houston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → HOU 12:11DL 1195	7h 12m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	JFK 08:40 → ATL 11:14DL 2227	3h 57m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → HOU 16:23DL 2381	8h 45m	98%	76%
American Details →	JFK 06:30 → DFW 09:29AA 475	1h 22m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:51 → HOU 12:16AA 6413 · flown by SkyWest	6h 46m	100%	71%
American Details →	JFK 08:15 → DFW 11:11AA 2234	3h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:22 → HOU 15:44AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	8h 30m	96%	68%
Delta Details →	JFK 15:40 → ATL 18:24DL 1480	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 20:35 → HOU 21:43DL 2051	7h 03m	93%	66%
American Details →	JFK 11:21 → DFW 14:17AA 2049	2h 39m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:56 → HOU 18:19AA 6385 · flown by SkyWest	7h 58m	96%	57%
American Details →	JFK 17:25 → DFW 20:30AA 606	2h 14m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:44 → HOU 23:59AA 3394 · flown by Envoy	7h 34m	85%	55%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	JFK 14:42 → DFW 17:44AA 1953	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:34 → HOU 19:51AA 3351 · flown by Envoy	6h 09m	60%	35%

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

DFW · 1h 01m · leaves 06:49 7%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 50m · leaves 14:42 40%

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.


JetBlue B6 411 JFK 06:40 → LAS Southwest WN 4724 LAS 11:25 → HOU Connection details →	2h 14m	10h 55m	97%	73%
Delta DL 4984 JFK 13:59 → IND Southwest WN 2124 IND 20:20 → HOU Connection details →	3h 48m	8h 51m	99%	72%
JetBlue B6 883 JFK 05:01 → MCO Southwest WN 3174 MCO 09:40 → HOU Connection details →	1h 57m	7h 09m	81%	71%

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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