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

Knoxville → Chicago via Denver: arrives on time 42%

  1. 16:56 TYS → 18:20 DEN
    UA 720 · United · 3h 24m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:10 DEN → 22:49 ORD
    UA 2258 · United · 2h 39m · 71% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Knoxville). Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip6h 53mTYS 16:56 to ORD 22:49, 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.