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

Chicago → Tucson via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 63%

  1. 06:04 ORD → 08:36 DFW
    AA 2896 · American · 2h 32m · 86% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 35m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:11 DFW → 12:26 TUS
    AA 2926 · American · 2h 15m · 68% on time, 1.7% cancelled

Total trip 8h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Tucson is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 170 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 35m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.7% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip8h 22mORD 06:04 to TUS 12:26, 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.