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

Baltimore → San Jose via Chicago: arrives on time 39%

  1. 17:32 BWI → 18:55 ORD
    UA 590 · United · 2h 23m · 57% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:58 ORD → 22:43 SJC
    UA 481 · United · 4h 45m · 67% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 3 h behind Baltimore). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip8h 11mBWI 17:32 to SJC 22:43, 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.