Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Memphis via Chicago: arrives on time 27%
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17:47 DFW → 20:30 ORDUA 1564 · United · 2h 43m · 60% on time, 1.1% cancelled
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50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:20 ORD → 23:21 MEMUA 2317 · United · 2h 01m · 60% on time, 6.1% cancelled
Total trip 5h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection49%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 51% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (49%) × second flight not cancelled (6.1% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip5h 34mDFW 17:47 to MEM 23:21, 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.