Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Houston → Grand Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 90%

  1. 05:04 IAH → 07:59 ORD
    UA 1044 · United · 2h 55m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 57m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:56 ORD → 14:05 GRR
    AA 3553 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 09m · 91% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Grand Rapids is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 147 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 57m layover.
Arrives on time90%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip8h 01mIAH 05:04 to GRR 14:05, 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.