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

Chicago → Wilmington via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 46%

  1. 08:30 ORD → 11:04 DFW
    AA 1555 · American · 2h 34m · 71% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:05 DFW → 15:54 ILM
    AA 2934 · American · 2h 49m · 67% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Wilmington is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip6h 24mORD 08:30 to ILM 15:54, 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.