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

Chicago → Billings via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 54%

  1. 17:16 ORD → 19:46 DFW
    AA 2499 · American · 2h 31m · 56% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 29m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:15 DFW → 23:13 BIL
    AA 3937 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 58m · 78% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Billings is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 44 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 29m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 57mORD 17:16 to BIL 23:13, 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.