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

Fort Myers → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 48%

  1. 15:38 RSW → 17:55 ORD
    AA 2561 · American · 3h 17m · 61% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 12m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:07 ORD → 23:51 IAH
    AA 3144 · American · 2h 44m · 53% on time, 5.5% cancelled

Total trip 9h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Fort Myers). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 147 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 12m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (5.5% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip9h 13mRSW 15:38 to IAH 23:51, 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.