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

Albuquerque → Portland via Houston: arrives on time 75%

  1. 14:08 ABQ → 17:25 IAH
    UA 3986 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 17m · 83% on time, 2.3% cancelled
  2. 2h 52m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:17 IAH → 22:48 PDX
    UA 1420 · United · 4h 31m · 79% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 1 h behind Albuquerque). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 127 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 52m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (2.3% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip9h 40mABQ 14:08 to PDX 22:48, 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.