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

Spokane → Chicago via Seattle: arrives on time 68%

  1. 05:30 GEG → 06:40 SEA
    DL 2218 · Delta · 1h 10m · 95% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 55m layover in Seattle (SEA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:35 SEA → 16:45 ORD
    DL 637 · Delta · 4h 10m · 72% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 9h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Spokane). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 190 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 55m layover.
Arrives on time68%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip9h 15mGEG 05:30 to ORD 16:45, 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.