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

Chicago → Bozeman via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 33%

  1. 14:59 ORD → 17:36 DFW
    AA 2257 · American · 2h 36m · 65% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:35 DFW → 20:43 BZN
    AA 1774 · American · 3h 08m · 56% on time, 4.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival (Bozeman is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (4.9% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip6h 44mORD 14:59 to BZN 20:43, 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.