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

Orlando → Chicago via Philadelphia: arrives on time 27%

  1. 17:37 MCO → 20:22 PHL
    AA 2109 · American · 2h 45m · 46% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 10m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:32 PHL → 23:30 ORD
    AA 3042 · American · 2h 58m · 63% on time, 13.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (13.9% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip6h 53mMCO 17:37 to ORD 23:30, 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.