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

Chicago → Nashville via Philadelphia: arrives on time 35%

  1. 17:07 ORD → 20:25 PHL
    AA 1848 · American · 2h 18m · 59% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:30 PHL → 22:46 BNA
    AA 2277 · American · 2h 16m · 62% on time, 4.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip5h 39mORD 17:07 to BNA 22:46, 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.