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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Buffalo via Chicago: arrives on time 15%

  1. 17:35 DFW → 20:29 ORD
    AA 1893 · American · 2h 55m · 41% on time, 6.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:32 ORD → 00:38 BUF +1 day
    AA 403 · American · 1h 40m · 41% on time, 9.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Buffalo is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection44%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 56% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (44%) × second flight not cancelled (9.2% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip5h 37mDFW 17:35 to BUF 00:38, 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.