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

Memphis → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 55%

  1. 14:22 MEM → 16:29 ORD
    UA 5780 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 07m · 70% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 11m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:40 ORD → 21:36 IAH
    UA 1475 · United · 2h 56m · 62% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 86 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 11m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip7h 14mMEM 14:22 to IAH 21:36, 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.