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

Houston → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:10 IAH → 09:05 ORD
    UA 2616 · United · 2h 55m · 88% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:29 ORD → 13:12 DFW
    UA 441 · United · 2h 43m · 77% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip7h 02mIAH 06:10 to DFW 13:12, 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.