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

Denver → Appleton via Chicago: arrives on time 29%

  1. 13:25 DEN → 17:05 ORD
    UA 617 · United · 2h 40m · 68% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:00 ORD → 19:22 ATW
    UA 4772 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 22m · 53% on time, 8.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Appleton is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (8.1% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip4h 57mDEN 13:25 to ATW 19:22, 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.