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

Kansas City → Dulles via Chicago: arrives on time 85%

  1. 06:00 MCI → 07:58 ORD
    UA 5485 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 58m · 89% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:07 ORD → 14:12 IAD
    UA 1869 · United · 2h 05m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 12mMCI 06:00 to IAD 14:12, 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.