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

Indianapolis → Seattle via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 35%

  1. 17:23 IND → 18:57 DFW
    AA 1956 · American · 2h 32m · 64% on time, 7.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:13 DFW → 22:26 SEA
    AA 2003 · American · 4h 13m · 55% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (7.1% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip8h 03mIND 17:23 to SEA 22:26, 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.