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

Detroit → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 77%

  1. 06:00 DTW → 06:26 ORD
    UA 4754 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 26m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:35 ORD → 10:36 IAH
    UA 1231 · United · 3h 01m · 91% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip5h 36mDTW 06:00 to IAH 10:36, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.