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

Colorado Springs → Chicago via Minneapolis: arrives on time 35%

  1. 11:10 COS → 14:30 MSP
    DL 4089 · Delta, flown by SkyWest · 2h 20m · 78% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 50m 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 4h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Colorado Springs). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip4h 52mCOS 11:10 to ORD 17:02, 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.