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

Chicago → San Jose via San Diego: arrives on time 37%

  1. 06:20 ORD → 08:54 SAN
    AS 1470 · Alaska · 4h 34m · 75% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in San Diego (SAN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:55 SAN → 11:24 SJC
    AS 2091 · Alaska, flown by Horizon · 1h 29m · 51% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip7h 04mORD 06:20 to SJC 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.