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

San Diego → Philadelphia via Chicago: arrives on time 87%

  1. 22:25 SAN → 04:36 ORD
    UA 1457 · United · 4h 11m · 90% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 2h 39m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 07:15 ORD → 10:30 PHL +1 day
    UA 2038 · United · 2h 15m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 9h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (Philadelphia is 3 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 114 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 39m layover.
Arrives on time87%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip9h 05mSAN 22:25 to PHL 10:30, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.