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

Richmond → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 94%

  1. 06:00 RIC → 07:23 ORD
    UA 224 · United · 2h 23m · 82% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 3h 31m 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 8h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Richmond). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 166 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 31m layover.
Arrives on time94%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (97%).
Total trip8h 45mRIC 06:00 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.