Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Richmond → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 35%
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20:01 RIC → 21:36 ORDAA 6285 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 35m · 68% on time, 16.7% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:36 ORD → 00:22 MSP +1 dayAA 4472 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 46m · 73% on time, 14.3% cancelled
Total trip 5h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Richmond). Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (16.7% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (14.3% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip5h 21mRIC 20:01 to MSP 00:22, 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.