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

Santa Ana → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 50%

  1. 14:24 SNA → 19:44 DFW
    AA 2684 · American · 3h 20m · 78% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 DFW → 23:39 ORD
    AA 2346 · American · 2h 39m · 63% on time, 5.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 2 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (5.9% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip7h 15mSNA 14:24 to ORD 23:39, 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.