Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Raleigh/Durham → Salt Lake City via Chicago: arrives on time 37%
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17:12 RDU → 18:42 ORDUA 630 · United · 2h 30m · 45% on time, 3.2% cancelled
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1h 28m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:10 ORD → 22:48 SLCUA 1710 · United · 3h 38m · 58% on time, 2.1% cancelled
Total trip 7h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 2 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 28m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 36mRDU 17:12 to SLC 22:48, 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.