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

Chicago → Denver via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 22%

  1. 16:51 ORD → 19:28 DFW
    AA 2988 · American · 2h 37m · 46% on time, 3.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 01m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:29 DFW → 21:32 DEN
    AA 577 · American · 2h 03m · 50% on time, 4.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 41m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 1 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (4.4% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 41mORD 16:51 to DEN 21:32, 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.