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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Denver via Houston: arrives on time 44%

  1. 16:01 DFW → 17:18 IAH
    UA 2682 · United · 1h 17m · 67% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:19 IAH → 20:14 DEN
    UA 1654 · United · 2h 55m · 66% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 13mDFW 16:01 to DEN 20:14, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.