Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Denver → Cleveland via Chicago: arrives on time 27%
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14:22 DEN → 18:16 ORDAA 1760 · American · 2h 55m · 60% on time, 2.9% cancelled
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1h 13m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:29 ORD → 21:55 CLEAA 1934 · American · 1h 31m · 45% on time, 6.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cleveland is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip5h 38mDEN 14:22 to CLE 21:55, 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.