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

Chicago → Oakland via Seattle: arrives on time 67%

  1. 13:01 ORD → 15:42 SEA
    AS 579 · Alaska · 4h 41m · 86% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:25 SEA → 19:33 OAK
    AS 706 · Alaska · 2h 08m · 77% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Oakland is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 58 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time67%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip8h 32mORD 13:01 to OAK 19:33, 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.