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

Minneapolis → San Jose via Chicago: arrives on time 58%

  1. 15:16 MSP → 16:58 ORD
    UA 1531 · United · 1h 42m · 55% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:58 ORD → 22:43 SJC
    UA 481 · United · 4h 45m · 67% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 9h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 2 h behind Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 135 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 00m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip9h 27mMSP 15:16 to SJC 22:43, 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.