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

Indianapolis → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 63%

  1. 13:35 IND → 13:57 ORD
    UA 5419 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 22m · 64% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 2h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:57 ORD → 18:49 SFO
    UA 2251 · United · 4h 52m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 75 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 00m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip8h 14mIND 13:35 to SFO 18:49, 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.