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

Omaha → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 66%

  1. 12:57 OMA → 14:50 ORD
    UA 5587 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 53m · 71% on time, 5.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:45 ORD → 20:50 IAH
    UA 1954 · United · 3h 05m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 53mOMA 12:57 to IAH 20:50, 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.