Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Cleveland via Chicago: arrives on time 29%
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16:00 LGA → 18:08 ORDAA 396 · American · 3h 08m · 64% on time, 4.6% cancelled
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1h 21m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:29 ORD → 21:55 CLEAA 1934 · American · 1h 31m · 45% on time, 6.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (4.6% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip6h 00mLGA 16:00 to CLE 21:55, 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.