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

Madison → Philadelphia via Chicago: arrives on time 40%

  1. 12:30 MSN → 13:42 ORD
    UA 5447 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 12m · 71% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:30 ORD → 17:52 PHL
    UA 2430 · United · 2h 22m · 69% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 1 h ahead of Madison). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip4h 22mMSN 12:30 to PHL 17:52, 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.