Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Chicago → Salt Lake City via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 30%
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16:51 ORD → 19:28 DFWAA 2988 · American · 2h 37m · 46% on time, 3.4% cancelled
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1h 42m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:10 DFW → 22:59 SLCAA 2993 · American · 2h 49m · 47% on time, 6.2% cancelled
Total trip 7h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Salt Lake City is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 57 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 42m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip7h 08mORD 16:51 to SLC 22:59, 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.