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

Colorado Springs → Chicago via Houston: arrives on time 56%

  1. 07:30 COS → 11:03 IAH
    UA 4029 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 33m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:55 IAH → 14:51 ORD
    UA 2827 · United · 2h 56m · 67% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Colorado Springs). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection85%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 15% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (85%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip6h 21mCOS 07:30 to ORD 14:51, 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.