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

Chicago → Pittsburgh via New York: arrives on time 32%

14:30 ORD → 17:56 LGA

DL 2239 · Delta · 2h 26m · 63% on time, 5.1% cancelled
49m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
18:45 LGA → 20:28 PIT

DL 5792 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 43m · 79% on time, 12.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Pittsburgh is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.

Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (5.1% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (12.5% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).

Total trip4h 58mORD 14:30 to PIT 20:28, 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.