Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Tampa via Atlanta: arrives on time 53%
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13:29 ORD → 16:50 ATLF9 2198 · Frontier · 2h 21m · 64% on time, 4.1% cancelled
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2h 48m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:38 ATL → 21:16 TPAF9 3054 · Frontier · 1h 39m · 60% on time, 1.3% cancelled
Total trip 6h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 23 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 123 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 48m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (60%).
Total trip6h 48mORD 13:29 to TPA 21:16, 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.