Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Spokane → Chicago via San Francisco: arrives on time 8%
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19:07 GEG → 21:29 SFOUA 6042 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 22m · 5% on time, 2.5% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:38 SFO → 05:01 ORD +1 dayUA 2278 · United · 4h 23m · 81% on time, 2.4% cancelled
Total trip 7h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Spokane). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection10%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 90% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time8%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (10%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip7h 54mGEG 19:07 to ORD 05:01, 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.