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

Salt Lake City → Memphis via Chicago: arrives on time 39%

  1. 17:01 SLC → 21:29 ORD
    AA 2596 · American · 3h 28m · 57% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:30 ORD → 00:22 MEM +1 day
    AA 4320 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 52m · 77% on time, 7.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Memphis is 1 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (7.1% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip6h 21mSLC 17:01 to MEM 00:22, 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.