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

Chicago → Portland via Salt Lake City: arrives on time 70%

  1. 07:45 ORD → 10:15 SLC
    DL 2231 · Delta · 3h 30m · 81% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Salt Lake City (SLC) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:15 SLC → 12:10 PDX
    DL 1209 · Delta · 1h 55m · 89% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection81%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 19% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time70%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (81%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip6h 25mORD 07:45 to PDX 12:10, 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.