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

Milwaukee → St Louis via Chicago: arrives on time 39%

  1. 17:29 MKE → 18:40 ORD
    UA 5648 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 11m · 51% on time, 5.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 ORD → 21:26 STL
    UA 2144 · United · 1h 31m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (5.9% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip3h 57mMKE 17:29 to STL 21:26, 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.