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

New York → Indianapolis via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 30%

  1. 15:00 LGA → 18:05 DFW
    AA 1043 · American · 4h 05m · 61% on time, 6.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:09 DFW → 22:23 IND
    AA 2800 · American · 2h 14m · 51% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 23m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (6.1% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip7h 23mLGA 15:00 to IND 22:23, 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.