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

Houston → Portland via Minneapolis: arrives on time 55%

  1. 14:35 IAH → 17:26 MSP
    DL 2678 · Delta · 2h 51m · 68% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 08m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:34 MSP → 20:17 PDX
    DL 2151 · Delta · 3h 43m · 79% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 2 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 42mIAH 14:35 to PDX 20:17, 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.