Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Ontario → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 34%
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14:15 ONT → 19:30 DFWAA 2239 · American · 3h 12m · 57% on time, 5.3% cancelled
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1h 40m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:10 DFW → 23:43 ORDAA 1620 · American · 2h 33m · 56% on time, 10.7% cancelled
Total trip 7h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Ontario). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 55 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 40m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (5.3% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (10.7% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip7h 28mONT 14:15 to ORD 23:43, 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.