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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Jackson via Chicago: arrives on time 50%

  1. 09:35 DFW → 12:14 ORD
    AA 1290 · American · 2h 39m · 69% on time, 4.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:16 ORD → 15:34 JAC
    AA 1970 · American · 3h 19m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Jackson is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (4.1% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 00mDFW 09:35 to JAC 15:34, 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.