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

Milwaukee → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 52%

  1. 15:11 MKE → 16:22 ORD
    UA 4726 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 11m · 60% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:45 ORD → 20:50 IAH
    UA 1954 · United · 3h 05m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 39mMKE 15:11 to IAH 20:50, 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.