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

Omaha → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 34%

  1. 19:48 OMA → 21:42 ORD
    AA 3738 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 54m · 73% on time, 9.7% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:34 ORD → 00:17 DEN +1 day
    AA 1387 · American · 2h 42m · 57% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Omaha). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (9.7% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip5h 28mOMA 19:48 to DEN 00:17, 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.