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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 88%

  1. 05:10 DFW → 06:22 IAH
    UA 2260 · United · 1h 12m · 95% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:05 IAH → 11:01 ORD
    UA 1617 · United · 2h 56m · 92% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 58 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip5h 51mDFW 05:10 to ORD 11:01, 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.