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

Jackson → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 23%

  1. 15:39 JAC → 20:07 ORD
    AA 3282 · American · 3h 28m · 47% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:07 ORD → 23:51 IAH
    AA 3144 · American · 2h 44m · 53% on time, 5.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h ahead of Jackson). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (5.5% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip7h 12mJAC 15:39 to IAH 23:51, 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.