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

New York → Dallas-Fort Worth via Chicago: arrives on time 31%

  1. 13:59 JFK → 15:53 ORD
    AA 3321 · American · 2h 54m · 79% on time, 11.1% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:51 ORD → 19:28 DFW
    AA 2988 · American · 2h 37m · 46% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection77%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 23% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (11.1% are) × connection made (77%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip6h 29mJFK 13:59 to DFW 19:28, 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.