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

Cedar Rapids → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 46%

  1. 15:01 CID → 16:18 DEN
    F9 4385 · Frontier · 2h 17m · 81% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:05 DEN → 20:43 ORD
    F9 3174 · Frontier · 2h 38m · 68% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 42mCID 15:01 to ORD 20:43, 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.