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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Billings via Denver: arrives on time 53%

  1. 18:45 DFW → 20:15 DEN
    UA 1602 · United · 2h 30m · 71% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 DEN → 22:54 BIL
    UA 5257 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 44m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Billings is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip5h 09mDFW 18:45 to BIL 22:54, 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.