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

Denver → El Paso via Houston: arrives on time 47%

  1. 15:35 DEN → 19:10 IAH
    UA 489 · United · 2h 35m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:57 IAH → 21:01 ELP
    UA 4009 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 04m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip5h 26mDEN 15:35 to ELP 21:01, 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.