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

Midland → Phoenix via Houston: arrives on time 70%

  1. 14:15 MAF → 15:57 IAH
    UA 4061 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 42m · 84% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 56m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:53 IAH → 20:42 PHX
    UA 2078 · United · 2h 49m · 72% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 2 h behind Midland). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 191 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 56m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip8h 27mMAF 14:15 to PHX 20:42, 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.