Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Missoula → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 34%
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12:34 MSO → 17:05 ORDUA 636 · United · 3h 31m · 84% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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48m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:53 ORD → 19:35 MSPUA 2865 · United · 1h 42m · 54% on time, 3.7% cancelled
Total trip 6h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h ahead of Missoula). Times are local. Both flew on 16 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (3.7% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip6h 01mMSO 12:34 to MSP 19:35, 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.