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

Traverse City → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 60%

  1. 16:44 TVC → 19:10 IAH
    UA 5238 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 26m · 59% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:25 IAH → 23:15 ORD
    UA 787 · United · 2h 50m · 72% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Traverse City). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip7h 31mTVC 16:44 to ORD 23:15, 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.