Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Columbia → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 46%
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08:00 COU → 09:40 ORDUA 5609 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 76% on time, 3.6% cancelled
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49m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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10:29 ORD → 13:12 DFWUA 441 · United · 2h 43m · 77% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 12mCOU 08:00 to DFW 13:12, 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.