Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Minneapolis → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 28%
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15:16 MSP → 16:58 ORDUA 1531 · United · 1h 42m · 55% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:00 ORD → 21:10 DCAUA 1369 · United · 2h 10m · 50% on time, 3.2% cancelled
Total trip 4h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 54mMSP 15:16 to DCA 21:10, 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.