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

Washington → Denver via Newark: arrives on time 45%

  1. 17:55 DCA → 19:28 EWR
    UA 4180 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 33m · 57% on time, 11.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 31m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:59 EWR → 23:28 DEN
    UA 1792 · United · 4h 29m · 72% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 31m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (11.4% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip7h 33mDCA 17:55 to DEN 23:28, 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.