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

Pittsburgh → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 21%

  1. 15:59 PIT → 16:50 ORD
    AA 555 · American · 1h 51m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:59 ORD → 20:46 SFO
    AA 1620 · American · 4h 47m · 34% on time, 3.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (34%).
Total trip7h 47mPIT 15:59 to SFO 20:46, 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.