Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Pittsburgh → Minneapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 30%
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20:10 PIT → 20:40 MDWWN 4073 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 71% on time, 2.4% cancelled
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50m layover in Chicago (MDW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:30 MDW → 23:00 MSPWN 4085 · Southwest · 1h 30m · 56% on time, 5.3% cancelled
Total trip 3h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Minneapolis is 1 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip3h 50mPIT 20:10 to MSP 23:00, 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.