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

Dallas-Fort Worth → El Paso via Chicago: arrives on time 23%

  1. 17:35 DFW → 20:29 ORD
    AA 1893 · American · 2h 55m · 41% on time, 6.9% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:20 ORD → 23:46 ELP
    AA 3895 · American, flown by Envoy · 3h 26m · 68% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (El Paso is 1 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection37%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 63% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (37%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip7h 11mDFW 17:35 to ELP 23:46, 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.