Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Columbia → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 59%
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15:25 COU → 17:05 ORDUA 5869 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 40m · 68% on time, 6.1% cancelled
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2h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:00 ORD → 22:01 DENUA 767 · United · 3h 01m · 71% on time, 2.2% cancelled
Total trip 7h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Columbia). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (6.1% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip7h 36mCOU 15:25 to DEN 22:01, 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.