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

Anchorage → Chicago via Minneapolis: arrives on time 43%

  1. 06:00 ANC → 14:24 MSP
    DL 447 · Delta · 5h 24m · 86% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:20 MSP → 17:02 ORD
    DL 1306 · Delta · 1h 42m · 57% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 3 h ahead of Anchorage). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip8h 02mANC 06:00 to ORD 17:02, 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.