Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Missoula via Los Angeles: arrives on time 56%
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16:45 ORD → 19:16 LAXUA 600 · United · 4h 31m · 68% on time, 3.0% cancelled
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1h 04m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:20 LAX → 23:56 MSOUA 5370 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 36m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 8h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Missoula is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip8h 11mORD 16:45 to MSO 23:56, 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.