Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Pittsburgh → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 29%
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18:16 PIT → 19:05 ORDUA 602 · United · 1h 49m · 58% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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57m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:02 ORD → 22:59 IAHUA 2813 · United · 2h 57m · 56% on time, 2.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 19 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip5h 43mPIT 18:16 to IAH 22:59, 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.