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

Denver → Pittsburgh via Chicago: arrives on time 42%

  1. 13:25 DEN → 17:05 ORD
    UA 617 · United · 2h 40m · 68% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:05 ORD → 20:51 PIT
    UA 1946 · United · 1h 46m · 64% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (Pittsburgh is 2 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 26mDEN 13:25 to PIT 20:51, 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.