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

Chicago → San Diego via Minneapolis: arrives on time 45%

  1. 19:06 MDW → 20:51 MSP
    DL 4713 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 45m · 62% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:47 MSP → 23:30 SAN
    DL 2146 · Delta · 3h 46m · 78% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 27mMDW 19:06 to SAN 23:30, 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.