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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 13%

  1. 17:35 DFW → 20:29 ORD
    AA 1893 · American · 2h 55m · 41% on time, 6.9% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:16 ORD → 23:59 AUS
    AA 935 · American · 2h 43m · 45% on time, 6.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection33%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 67% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time13%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (33%) × second flight not cancelled (6.1% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip6h 24mDFW 17:35 to AUS 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.