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

Omaha → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 30%

  1. 12:57 OMA → 14:50 ORD
    UA 5587 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 53m · 71% on time, 5.1% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:40 ORD → 18:22 DFW
    UA 793 · United · 2h 42m · 68% on time, 3.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 25mOMA 12:57 to DFW 18:22, 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.