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

Chicago → Seattle via Minneapolis: arrives on time 66%

  1. 08:36 ORD → 10:15 MSP
    DL 1554 · Delta · 1h 39m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:10 MSP → 12:58 SEA
    DL 889 · Delta · 3h 48m · 87% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time66%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip6h 22mORD 08:36 to SEA 12:58, 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.