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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Wilmington via Chicago: arrives on time 69%

  1. 05:00 DFW → 07:24 ORD
    AA 1938 · American · 2h 24m · 90% on time, 1.7% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:11 ORD → 11:25 ILM
    AA 3970 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 14m · 93% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Wilmington is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection76%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 24% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (1.7% are) × connection made (76%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip5h 25mDFW 05:00 to ILM 11:25, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.