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

Philadelphia → Traverse City via Chicago: arrives on time 14%

  1. 19:00 PHL → 20:33 ORD
    UA 2797 · United · 2h 33m · 48% on time, 8.3% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:25 ORD → 23:54 TVC
    UA 3572 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 29m · 61% on time, 10.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 19 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection28%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 72% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time14%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (28%) × second flight not cancelled (10.0% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip4h 54mPHL 19:00 to TVC 23:54, 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.