Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Pittsburgh → Chicago via Washington: arrives on time 40%
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17:44 PIT → 18:59 DCAAA 1473 · American · 1h 15m · 48% on time, 3.0% cancelled
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1h 07m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:06 DCA → 21:42 ORDAA 2903 · American · 2h 36m · 77% on time, 5.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection56%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 44% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (56%) × second flight not cancelled (5.0% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip4h 58mPIT 17:44 to ORD 21:42, 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.