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

Chicago → Portland via Washington: arrives on time 34%

  1. 17:56 ORD → 20:59 DCA
    AA 1787 · American · 2h 04m · 55% on time, 8.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:09 DCA → 23:59 PWM
    AA 4353 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 50m · 70% on time, 13.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (8.1% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (13.7% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 03mORD 17:56 to PWM 23:59, 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.