Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

San Diego → Tampa via Chicago: arrives on time 87%

  1. 22:45 SAN → 05:11 ORD
    AA 1543 · American · 4h 15m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 20m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 07:31 ORD → 11:24 TPA +1 day
    UA 2326 · United · 2h 53m · 91% on time, 0.4% cancelled

Total trip 9h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 3 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 50 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 20m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.4% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip9h 39mSAN 22:45 to TPA 11:24, 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.