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

Buffalo → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 73%

  1. 07:00 BUF → 07:59 ORD
    UA 543 · United · 1h 59m · 85% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 26m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:25 ORD → 12:12 MSP
    UA 215 · United · 1h 47m · 79% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Buffalo). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 101 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 26m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip6h 12mBUF 07:00 to MSP 12:12, 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.