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

Chicago → Missoula via Seattle: arrives on time 80%

  1. 08:02 ORD → 10:37 SEA
    AS 587 · Alaska · 4h 35m · 64% on time, 0.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:38 SEA → 16:09 MSO
    AS 697 · Alaska · 1h 31m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (Missoula is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (0.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip9h 07mORD 08:02 to MSO 16:09, 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.