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

Chicago → El Paso via Phoenix: arrives on time 77%

  1. 05:00 ORD → 06:32 PHX
    AA 2434 · American · 3h 32m · 87% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 13m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:45 PHX → 11:21 ELP
    AA 4978 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 36m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (El Paso is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 35 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 88 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 13m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 21mORD 05:00 to ELP 11:21, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.