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

Chicago → Rochester via Washington: arrives on time 32%

  1. 17:56 ORD → 20:59 DCA
    AA 1787 · American · 2h 04m · 55% on time, 8.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:12 DCA → 23:37 ROC
    AA 5344 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 25m · 63% on time, 10.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Rochester is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (8.1% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (10.1% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip4h 41mORD 17:56 to ROC 23:37, 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.