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

Orlando → Knoxville via Houston: arrives on time 43%

  1. 17:19 MCO → 18:58 IAH
    UA 1872 · United · 2h 39m · 66% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:50 IAH → 23:12 TYS
    UA 6206 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 22m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip5h 53mMCO 17:19 to TYS 23:12, 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.