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

Chicago → San Diego via Phoenix: arrives on time 14%

  1. 14:25 ORD → 16:09 PHX
    AA 1384 · American · 3h 44m · 34% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:06 PHX → 18:18 SAN
    AA 2466 · American · 1h 12m · 46% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection31%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 69% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time14%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (31%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip5h 53mORD 14:25 to SAN 18:18, 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.