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

Billings → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 38%

  1. 16:10 BIL → 18:03 DEN
    UA 5590 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 53m · 42% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:10 DEN → 22:49 ORD
    UA 2258 · United · 2h 39m · 71% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Billings). Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip5h 39mBIL 16:10 to ORD 22:49, 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.