Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Aspen via Chicago: arrives on time 23%
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16:13 DFW → 18:55 ORDUA 2299 · United · 2h 42m · 57% on time, 3.2% cancelled
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52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:47 ORD → 22:00 ASEUA 5254 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 13m · 62% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 6h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Aspen is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection40%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 60% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (40%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip6h 47mDFW 16:13 to ASE 22:00, 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.