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

New York → Madison via Chicago: arrives on time 40%

  1. 14:11 LGA → 16:00 ORD
    AA 1705 · American · 2h 54m · 66% on time, 6.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:00 ORD → 18:12 MSN
    AA 3717 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 12m · 70% on time, 8.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Madison is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (8.1% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 01mLGA 14:11 to MSN 18:12, 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.