Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Richmond → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 37%
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17:24 RIC → 18:53 ORDUA 3635 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 29m · 69% on time, 5.6% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:02 ORD → 22:59 IAHUA 2813 · United · 2h 57m · 56% on time, 2.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Richmond). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip6h 35mRIC 17:24 to IAH 22:59, 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.