Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Chicago → Tampa via New York: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:00 ORD → 09:11 LGA
    UA 2617 · United · 2h 11m · 89% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 24m layover in New York (LGA) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:35 LGA → 15:34 TPA
    DL 2106 · Delta · 2h 59m · 85% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tampa is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 114 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 24m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip8h 34mORD 06:00 to TPA 15:34, 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.