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

Denver → Milwaukee via Chicago: arrives on time 38%

  1. 12:34 DEN → 16:31 ORD
    AA 1744 · American · 2h 57m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:21 ORD → 18:23 MKE
    AA 6211 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 02m · 58% on time, 7.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Milwaukee is 1 h ahead of Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (7.0% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip4h 49mDEN 12:34 to MKE 18:23, 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.