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

Houston → Charleston via Chicago: arrives on time 42%

  1. 14:30 IAH → 17:22 ORD
    UA 699 · United · 2h 52m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:25 ORD → 21:48 CHS
    UA 2362 · United · 2h 23m · 63% on time, 3.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charleston is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (3.0% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip6h 18mIAH 14:30 to CHS 21:48, 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.