Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Hartford → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 31%
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17:59 BDL → 20:57 DFWAA 1438 · American · 3h 58m · 58% on time, 5.8% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:12 DFW → 00:50 ORD +1 dayAA 1193 · American · 2h 38m · 55% on time, 6.9% cancelled
Total trip 7h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Hartford). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip7h 51mBDL 17:59 to ORD 00:50, 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.