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

Chicago → Long Beach via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 61%

07:45 ORD → 10:15 SLC

DL 2231 · Delta · 3h 30m · 81% on time, 1.1% cancelled
50m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
11:05 SLC → 12:02 LGB

DL 1116 · Delta · 1h 57m · 90% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Long Beach is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.

Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).

Total trip6h 17mORD 07:45 to LGB 12:02, 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.