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

New York → Birmingham via Houston: arrives on time 80%

  1. 10:15 LGA → 13:06 IAH
    UA 2617 · United · 3h 51m · 86% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:25 IAH → 16:20 BHM
    UA 6120 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 55m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip7h 05mLGA 10:15 to BHM 16:20, 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.