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

Minneapolis → Pittsburgh via Chicago: arrives on time 40%

  1. 15:16 MSP → 16:58 ORD
    UA 1531 · United · 1h 42m · 55% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:05 ORD → 20:51 PIT
    UA 1946 · United · 1h 46m · 64% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Pittsburgh is 1 h ahead of Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip4h 35mMSP 15:16 to PIT 20:51, 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.