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

Chicago → Spokane via Phoenix: arrives on time 43%

  1. 17:34 ORD → 19:19 PHX
    AA 3261 · American · 3h 45m · 56% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:30 PHX → 23:09 GEG
    AA 1785 · American · 2h 36m · 70% on time, 1.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Spokane is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (1.5% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip7h 32mORD 17:34 to GEG 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.