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

Dulles → Cleveland via Houston: arrives on time 45%

  1. 14:53 IAD → 17:11 IAH
    UA 2857 · United · 3h 18m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:05 IAH → 21:59 CLE
    UA 744 · United · 2h 54m · 72% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip7h 06mIAD 14:53 to CLE 21:59, 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.