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

Sioux Falls → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 87%

  1. 07:35 FSD → 09:31 ORD
    UA 1857 · United · 1h 56m · 80% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:54 ORD → 12:45 DEN
    UA 581 · United · 2h 51m · 97% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Sioux Falls). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip6h 10mFSD 07:35 to DEN 12:45, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.