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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago via Minneapolis: arrives on time 55%

  1. 07:00 DFW → 09:30 MSP
    DL 1276 · Delta · 2h 30m · 90% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 2h 00m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:30 MSP → 13:09 MDW
    DL 4820 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 39m · 62% on time, 3.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 75 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 00m layover.
Arrives on time55%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (3.6% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip6h 09mDFW 07:00 to MDW 13:09, 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.