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

St Louis → Dulles via Houston: arrives on time 54%

  1. 14:57 STL → 17:16 IAH
    UA 5580 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 19m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:32 IAH → 22:43 IAD
    UA 1373 · United · 3h 11m · 73% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dulles is 1 h ahead of St Louis). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip6h 46mSTL 14:57 to IAD 22:43, 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.