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

Houston → Colorado Springs via Chicago: arrives on time 56%

  1. 14:30 IAH → 17:22 ORD
    UA 699 · United · 2h 52m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 23m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 ORD → 21:55 COS
    UA 4638 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 10m · 66% on time, 4.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Colorado Springs is 1 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 98 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 23m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (4.9% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip8h 25mIAH 14:30 to COS 21:55, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.