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

Washington → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 87%

  1. 07:15 DCA → 08:28 ORD
    UA 2638 · United · 2h 13m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 57m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:25 ORD → 13:23 IAH
    UA 2638 · United · 2h 58m · 87% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Washington). Times are local. Both flew on 29 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 72 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 08mDCA 07:15 to IAH 13:23, 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.