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

Omaha → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 37%

  1. 15:13 OMA → 17:05 ORD
    UA 739 · United · 1h 52m · 69% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:20 ORD → 21:18 SFO
    UA 2179 · United · 4h 58m · 48% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 2 h behind Omaha). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (48%).
Total trip8h 05mOMA 15:13 to SFO 21:18, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.