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

Tampa → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 60%

  1. 13:41 TPA → 15:44 ORD
    AA 2920 · American · 3h 03m · 74% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 05m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:49 ORD → 20:20 SAN
    AA 1543 · American · 4h 31m · 68% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 9h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Tampa). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 80 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 05m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip9h 39mTPA 13:41 to SAN 20:20, 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.