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

Minneapolis → San Jose via Chicago: arrives on time 34%

  1. 17:13 MSP → 19:00 ORD
    UA 658 · United · 1h 47m · 57% on time, 2.1% cancelled
  2. 58m 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 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 2 h behind Minneapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (2.1% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip7h 30mMSP 17:13 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.