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

Chicago → Seattle via Minneapolis: arrives on time 67%

  1. 13:49 MDW → 15:33 MSP
    DL 4820 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 44m · 68% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 3h 22m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:55 MSP → 20:48 SEA
    DL 881 · Delta · 3h 53m · 75% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 8h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 157 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 22m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip8h 59mMDW 13:49 to SEA 20:48, 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.