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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Grand Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 48%

  1. 17:47 DFW → 20:30 ORD
    UA 1564 · United · 2h 43m · 60% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:45 ORD → 23:57 GRR
    UA 1819 · United · 1h 12m · 68% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Grand Rapids is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 19 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 10mDFW 17:47 to GRR 23:57, 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.