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

Houston → Chicago via Colorado Springs: arrives on time 57%

  1. 09:56 IAH → 11:25 COS
    UA 6122 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 29m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 46m layover in Colorado Springs (COS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:11 COS → 15:56 ORD
    UA 1398 · United · 2h 45m · 78% on time, 3.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (3.1% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 00mIAH 09:56 to ORD 15:56, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.