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

Houston → Aspen via Chicago: arrives on time 59%

  1. 05:04 IAH → 07:59 ORD
    UA 1044 · United · 2h 55m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:52 ORD → 11:01 ASE
    UA 5279 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 09m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Aspen is 1 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip6h 57mIAH 05:04 to ASE 11:01, 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.