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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Fort Myers via Chicago: arrives on time 38%

  1. 15:30 DFW → 18:16 ORD
    AA 2740 · American · 2h 46m · 50% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:29 ORD → 23:29 RSW
    AA 3238 · American · 2h 58m · 67% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Fort Myers is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip6h 57mDFW 15:30 to RSW 23:29, 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.