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

Chicago → Aspen via Houston: arrives on time 69%

  1. 12:40 ORD → 15:40 IAH
    UA 1448 · United · 3h 00m · 89% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:55 IAH → 18:45 ASE
    UA 5917 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 50m · 80% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Aspen is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 05mORD 12:40 to ASE 18:45, 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.