Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 40%
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09:35 DFW → 12:14 ORDAA 1290 · American · 2h 39m · 69% on time, 4.1% cancelled
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1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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13:14 ORD → 16:34 LGAAA 1478 · American · 2h 20m · 63% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 5h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip5h 59mDFW 09:35 to LGA 16:34, 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.