Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Minneapolis → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 22%
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15:16 MSP → 16:58 ORDUA 1531 · United · 1h 42m · 55% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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47m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:45 ORD → 20:50 IAHUA 1954 · United · 3h 05m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 5h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection29%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 71% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (29%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 34mMSP 15:16 to IAH 20:50, 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.