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

Indianapolis → Las Vegas via Chicago: arrives on time 13%

  1. 20:42 IND → 21:10 ORD
    AA 1951 · American · 1h 37m · 43% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:00 ORD → 23:54 LAS
    AA 1880 · American · 3h 55m · 47% on time, 8.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Las Vegas is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection31%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 69% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time13%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (31%) × second flight not cancelled (8.1% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip6h 13mIND 20:42 to LAS 23:54, 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.