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

San Antonio → Kansas City via Chicago: arrives on time 24%

  1. 13:32 SAT → 16:38 ORD
    AA 2486 · American · 3h 06m · 60% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:30 ORD → 19:14 MCI
    AA 6399 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 48m · 50% on time, 8.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (8.8% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 46mSAT 13:32 to MCI 19:14, 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.