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

Denver → Milwaukee via Chicago: arrives on time 40%

  1. 15:01 DEN → 18:46 ORD
    UA 1023 · United · 2h 45m · 61% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 ORD → 20:56 MKE
    UA 4711 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 11m · 70% on time, 5.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Milwaukee is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (5.8% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip4h 55mDEN 15:01 to MKE 20:56, 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.