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

Washington → Kansas City via Houston: arrives on time 34%

  1. 16:59 DCA → 19:27 IAH
    UA 1785 · United · 3h 28m · 66% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:25 IAH → 22:31 MCI
    UA 1027 · United · 2h 06m · 55% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip6h 32mDCA 16:59 to MCI 22:31, 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.