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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Grand Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 54%

  1. 07:08 DFW → 09:50 ORD
    UA 1695 · United · 2h 42m · 82% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:37 ORD → 12:50 GRR
    UA 1297 · United · 1h 13m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Grand Rapids is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip4h 42mDFW 07:08 to GRR 12:50, 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.