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

El Paso → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 66%

  1. 08:00 ELP → 11:07 IAH
    UA 3994 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 07m · 90% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 23m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:30 IAH → 17:22 ORD
    UA 699 · United · 2h 52m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 158 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 23m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip8h 22mELP 08:00 to ORD 17:22, 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.