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

Chicago → El Paso via Houston: arrives on time 84%

  1. 10:25 ORD → 13:23 IAH
    UA 2638 · United · 2h 58m · 87% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:58 IAH → 18:02 ELP
    UA 3983 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 04m · 85% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (El Paso is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 170 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 37mORD 10:25 to ELP 18:02, 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.