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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Portland via Chicago: arrives on time 40%

  1. 14:15 DFW → 16:57 ORD
    UA 2160 · United · 2h 42m · 63% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:08 ORD → 21:41 PWM
    UA 1401 · United · 2h 33m · 59% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip6h 26mDFW 14:15 to PWM 21:41, 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.