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

Richmond → Denver via Chicago: arrives on time 48%

  1. 17:24 RIC → 18:53 ORD
    UA 3635 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 29m · 69% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:00 ORD → 22:01 DEN
    UA 767 · United · 3h 01m · 71% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Richmond). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip6h 37mRIC 17:24 to DEN 22:01, 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.