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

Chicago → Grand Rapids via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 34%

  1. 15:50 ORD → 18:28 DFW
    AA 2754 · American · 2h 36m · 63% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 12m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:40 DFW → 23:09 GRR
    AA 981 · American · 2h 29m · 52% on time, 5.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival (Grand Rapids is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (5.8% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip6h 19mORD 15:50 to GRR 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.