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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Colorado Springs via Houston: arrives on time 56%

  1. 17:24 DFW → 18:46 IAH
    UA 1609 · United · 1h 22m · 60% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:52 IAH → 21:29 COS
    UA 6126 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 37m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Colorado Springs is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip5h 05mDFW 17:24 to COS 21:29, 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.