Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Denver → Omaha via Chicago: arrives on time 32%
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13:25 DEN → 17:05 ORDUA 617 · United · 2h 40m · 68% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:00 ORD → 19:49 OMAUA 5777 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 49m · 57% on time, 6.7% cancelled
Total trip 5h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Omaha is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 30 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 time32%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip5h 24mDEN 13:25 to OMA 19:49, 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.