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

Milwaukee → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 49%

  1. 17:29 MKE → 18:40 ORD
    UA 5648 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 11m · 51% on time, 5.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 20m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:00 ORD → 22:01 DEN
    UA 767 · United · 3h 01m · 71% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (5.9% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip5h 32mMKE 17:29 to DEN 22:01, 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.