Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Salt Lake City → Kansas City via Chicago: arrives on time 35%
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17:01 SLC → 21:29 ORDAA 2596 · American · 3h 28m · 57% on time, 4.8% cancelled
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1h 31m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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23:00 ORD → 00:48 MCI +1 dayAA 6215 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 48m · 57% on time, 9.5% cancelled
Total trip 6h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 46 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 31m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (9.5% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip6h 47mSLC 17:01 to MCI 00:48, 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.