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

San Diego → Chicago via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 53%

  1. 13:25 SAN → 16:32 SLC
    DL 1296 · Delta · 2h 07m · 87% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:21 SLC → 21:29 ORD
    DL 2413 · Delta · 3h 12m · 75% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 08mSAN 13:25 to ORD 21:29, 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.