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

San Diego → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 32%

  1. 15:08 SAN → 20:30 DFW
    AA 2459 · American · 3h 22m · 42% on time, 6.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 42m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:12 DFW → 00:50 ORD +1 day
    AA 1193 · American · 2h 38m · 55% on time, 6.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 57 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 42m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip7h 42mSAN 15:08 to ORD 00:50, 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.