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

Chicago → Little Rock via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 51%

  1. 08:30 ORD → 11:04 DFW
    AA 1555 · American · 2h 34m · 71% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:56 DFW → 13:18 LIT
    AA 3636 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 22m · 82% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip4h 48mORD 08:30 to LIT 13:18, 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.