Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
El Paso → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 64%
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12:35 ELP → 15:40 IAHUA 4002 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 05m · 83% on time, 1.0% cancelled
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3h 04m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:44 IAH → 21:40 ORDUA 2197 · United · 2h 56m · 69% on time, 0.4% cancelled
Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 139 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 04m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip8h 05mELP 12:35 to ORD 21:40, 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.