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

Kansas City → Houston via Newark: arrives on time 69%

  1. 06:05 MCI → 09:58 EWR
    UA 1969 · United · 2h 53m · 96% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:53 EWR → 13:38 IAH
    UA 556 · United · 3h 45m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 33mMCI 06:05 to IAH 13:38, 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.