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

San Diego → Chicago via Los Angeles: arrives on time 59%

  1. 10:49 SAN → 11:58 LAX
    UA 5384 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 09m · 91% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:50 LAX → 19:05 ORD
    UA 457 · United · 4h 15m · 69% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 16m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip6h 16mSAN 10:49 to ORD 19:05, 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.