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

Washington → Omaha via Houston: arrives on time 43%

  1. 16:59 DCA → 19:27 IAH
    UA 1785 · United · 3h 28m · 66% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:20 IAH → 22:45 OMA
    UA 1216 · United · 2h 25m · 72% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Omaha is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip6h 46mDCA 16:59 to OMA 22:45, 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.