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

Chicago → Seattle via Minneapolis: arrives on time 52%

  1. 15:55 ORD → 17:40 MSP
    DL 1533 · Delta · 1h 45m · 62% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:55 MSP → 20:48 SEA
    DL 881 · Delta · 3h 53m · 75% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip6h 53mORD 15:55 to SEA 20:48, 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.