Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Louisville → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 23%
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14:10 SDF → 14:50 ORDUA 5603 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 57% on time, 3.2% cancelled
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50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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15:40 ORD → 18:22 DFWUA 793 · United · 2h 42m · 68% on time, 3.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Louisville). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection37%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 63% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (37%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 12mSDF 14:10 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.