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

Kansas City → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 78%

  1. 07:53 MCI → 09:45 ORD
    UA 1491 · United · 1h 52m · 86% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:00 ORD → 15:25 SAN
    UA 2683 · United · 4h 25m · 81% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 9h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 150 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 15m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip9h 32mMCI 07:53 to SAN 15:25, 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.