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

Chicago → Boston via Minneapolis: arrives on time 63%

  1. 09:54 MDW → 11:35 MSP
    DL 5469 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 41m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:46 MSP → 16:45 BOS
    DL 2558 · Delta · 2h 59m · 70% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Boston is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 51mMDW 09:54 to BOS 16:45, 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.