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

Chicago → Tucson via Houston: arrives on time 79%

  1. 14:15 ORD → 17:20 IAH
    UA 2451 · United · 3h 05m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 40m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:00 IAH → 20:42 TUS
    UA 4040 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 42m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tucson is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 115 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 40m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 27mORD 14:15 to TUS 20:42, 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.