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

San Jose → Chicago via Los Angeles: arrives on time 54%

  1. 20:23 SJC → 21:48 LAX
    F9 4082 · Frontier · 1h 25m · 75% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 11m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 23:59 LAX → 06:17 ORD +1 day
    F9 2446 · Frontier · 4h 18m · 61% on time, 5.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of San Jose). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 86 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 11m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (5.0% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip7h 54mSJC 20:23 to ORD 06:17, 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.