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

Springfield → Houston via Denver: arrives on time 52%

  1. 13:33 SGF → 14:48 DEN
    UA 5541 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 15m · 79% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:35 DEN → 19:10 IAH
    UA 489 · United · 2h 35m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 37mSGF 13:33 to IAH 19:10, 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.