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

Chicago → Nashville via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 19%

  1. 13:25 ORD → 15:59 DFW
    AA 1120 · American · 2h 34m · 49% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:53 DFW → 19:00 BNA
    AA 5475 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 07m · 48% on time, 8.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (8.7% are) and within 15 minutes (48%).
Total trip5h 35mORD 13:25 to BNA 19:00, 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.