Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Denver → El Paso via Chicago: arrives on time 47%
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15:01 DEN → 18:46 ORDUA 1023 · United · 2h 45m · 61% on time, 0.3% cancelled
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59m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:45 ORD → 22:28 ELPUA 5533 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 43m · 84% on time, 6.2% cancelled
Total trip 7h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 37 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 time47%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip7h 27mDEN 15:01 to ELP 22:28, 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.