Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Hartford via Philadelphia: arrives on time 39%
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13:32 ORD → 16:49 PHLAA 1859 · American · 2h 17m · 68% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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56m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:45 PHL → 19:06 BDLAA 5857 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 21m · 67% on time, 6.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Hartford is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (6.0% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip4h 34mORD 13:32 to BDL 19:06, 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.