Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Minneapolis → Grand Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 41%
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18:36 MSP → 20:20 ORDUA 1237 · United · 1h 40m · 49% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 20m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:40 ORD → 23:57 GRRUA 5303 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 17m · 67% on time, 8.3% cancelled
Total trip 4h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Grand Rapids is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 35 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 20m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip4h 21mMSP 18:36 to GRR 23:57, 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.