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

Chicago → Dallas-Fort Worth via Los Angeles: arrives on time 38%

  1. 15:21 ORD → 17:43 LAX
    AA 529 · American · 4h 22m · 59% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:45 LAX → 23:53 DFW
    AA 1669 · American · 3h 08m · 67% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 8h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip8h 32mORD 15:21 to DFW 23:53, 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.