Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Fairbanks → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 82%
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20:45 FAI → 05:42 ORDUA 1640 · United · 5h 57m · 76% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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3h 08m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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08:50 ORD → 10:36 MSP +1 dayUA 2805 · United · 1h 46m · 89% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 10h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 3 h ahead of Fairbanks). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 143 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 08m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip10h 51mFAI 20:45 to MSP 10:36, 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.