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

Nashville → Pittsburgh via Chicago: arrives on time 40%

  1. 17:41 BNA → 19:55 ORD
    AA 1570 · American · 2h 14m · 51% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 ORD → 23:52 PIT
    AA 4539 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 44m · 79% on time, 4.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Pittsburgh is 1 h ahead of Nashville). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (4.4% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip5h 13mBNA 17:41 to PIT 23:52, 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.