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

Chicago → Reno via Denver: arrives on time 45%

  1. 16:12 ORD → 18:13 DEN
    UA 2769 · United · 3h 01m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 12m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:25 DEN → 20:50 RNO
    UA 719 · United · 2h 25m · 69% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Reno is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip6h 38mORD 16:12 to RNO 20:50, 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.