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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Charleston via Chicago: arrives on time 43%

  1. 15:30 DFW → 18:16 ORD
    AA 2740 · American · 2h 46m · 50% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 29m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 ORD → 23:09 CHS
    AA 3127 · American · 2h 24m · 61% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charleston is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 44 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 29m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip6h 39mDFW 15:30 to CHS 23:09, 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.