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

Memphis → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 11%

  1. 18:35 MEM → 20:40 ORD
    UA 5336 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 05m · 34% on time, 9.7% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:28 ORD → 23:10 MSP
    UA 1131 · United · 1h 42m · 59% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection21%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 79% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time11%First flight not cancelled (9.7% are) × connection made (21%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip4h 35mMEM 18:35 to MSP 23:10, 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.