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

Buffalo → Tampa via Chicago: arrives on time 79%

  1. 07:00 BUF → 07:59 ORD
    UA 543 · United · 1h 59m · 85% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 20m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:19 ORD → 15:12 TPA
    UA 1834 · United · 2h 53m · 83% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection99%The first flight arrived more than 155 minutes late on 1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 20m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (99%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 12mBUF 07:00 to TPA 15:12, 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.