Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 32%
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12:50 LAX → 19:05 ORDUA 457 · United · 4h 15m · 69% on time, 1.6% cancelled
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52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:57 ORD → 21:41 MSPUA 2005 · United · 1h 44m · 58% on time, 4.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip6h 51mLAX 12:50 to MSP 21:41, 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.