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

Huntsville → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 26%

  1. 12:57 HSV → 15:10 ORD
    UA 4469 · United, flown by GoJet · 2h 13m · 67% on time, 5.9% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:00 ORD → 19:17 DCA
    UA 5552 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 17m · 56% on time, 7.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Huntsville). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (5.9% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (7.4% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 20mHSV 12:57 to DCA 19:17, 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.