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

Denver → Grand Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 35%

  1. 16:59 DEN → 20:40 ORD
    UA 352 · United · 2h 41m · 59% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:40 ORD → 23:57 GRR
    UA 5303 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 17m · 67% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Grand Rapids is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip4h 58mDEN 16:59 to GRR 23:57, 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.