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

Salt Lake City → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 46%

  1. 13:28 SLC → 17:59 ORD
    AA 2616 · American · 3h 34m · 73% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 2h 56m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:55 ORD → 23:59 DCA
    AA 1187 · American · 2h 04m · 58% on time, 11.8% cancelled

Total trip 8h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 2 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 131 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 56m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (11.8% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip8h 31mSLC 13:28 to DCA 23:59, 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.