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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Chicago → San Jose via Los Angeles: arrives on time 84%

  1. 10:10 MDW → 12:30 LAX
    WN 2433 · Southwest · 4h 20m · 73% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 30m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 16:00 LAX → 17:17 SJC
    DL 1438 · Delta · 1h 17m · 87% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 9h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Jose is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 120 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 30m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip9h 07mMDW 10:10 to SJC 17:17, 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.