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

New York → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 69%

  1. 06:10 LGA → 07:49 ORD
    UA 2389 · United · 2h 39m · 89% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:51 ORD → 11:51 IAH
    UA 535 · United · 3h 00m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip6h 41mLGA 06:10 to IAH 11:51, 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.