Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Raleigh/Durham → Kansas City via Houston: arrives on time 80%

  1. 10:14 RDU → 12:12 IAH
    F9 1741 · Frontier · 2h 59m · 80% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 2h 23m layover in Houston (IAH) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 14:35 IAH → 16:47 MCI
    UA 3987 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 12m · 86% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 53 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 23m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 33mRDU 10:14 to MCI 16:47, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.