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

Denver → Cedar Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 23%

  1. 15:01 DEN → 18:46 ORD
    UA 1023 · United · 2h 45m · 61% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:40 ORD → 20:58 CID
    UA 1393 · United · 1h 18m · 43% on time, 3.2% cancelled

Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cedar Rapids is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (43%).
Total trip4h 57mDEN 15:01 to CID 20:58, 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.