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

Chicago → Houston via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 28%

  1. 13:25 ORD → 15:59 DFW
    AA 1120 · American · 2h 34m · 49% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:56 DFW → 18:19 HOU
    AA 6385 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 23m · 64% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip4h 54mORD 13:25 to HOU 18:19, 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.