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

Houston → Colorado Springs via Denver: arrives on time 11%

  1. 17:55 HOU → 19:40 DEN
    WN 1974 · Southwest · 2h 45m · 36% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:55 DEN → 21:45 COS
    WN 3811 · Southwest · 52m · 29% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Colorado Springs is 1 h behind Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 24 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection39%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 61% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (39%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (29%).
Total trip4h 52mHOU 17:55 to COS 21:45, 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.