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

Houston → Aspen via Chicago: arrives on time 53%

  1. 14:30 IAH → 17:22 ORD
    UA 699 · United · 2h 52m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 25m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:47 ORD → 22:00 ASE
    UA 5254 · United, flown by SkyWest · 3h 13m · 62% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Aspen 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 100 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip8h 30mIAH 14:30 to ASE 22:00, 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.