Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
El Paso → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 45%
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10:04 ELP → 12:54 DFWAA 1801 · American · 1h 50m · 82% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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1h 36m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
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14:30 DFW → 16:51 MDWF9 2882 · Frontier · 2h 24m · 65% on time, 1.6% cancelled
Total trip 5h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of El Paso). Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 36m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip5h 50mELP 10:04 to MDW 16:51, 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.