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

Denver → Aspen via Chicago: arrives on time 37%

  1. 15:01 DEN → 18:46 ORD
    UA 1023 · United · 2h 45m · 61% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:47 ORD → 22:00 ASE
    UA 5254 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 13m · 62% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip6h 59mDEN 15:01 to ASE 22:00, 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.