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

Louisville → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 69%

  1. 14:10 SDF → 14:50 ORD
    UA 5603 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 57% on time, 3.2% 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 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Louisville). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 40mSDF 14:10 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.