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

Houston → Denver via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 48%

  1. 16:20 IAH → 17:46 DFW
    UA 1439 · United · 1h 26m · 70% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:45 DFW → 20:15 DEN
    UA 1602 · United · 2h 30m · 71% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip4h 55mIAH 16:20 to DEN 20:15, 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.