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

Chicago → Santa Barbara via Phoenix: arrives on time 78%

  1. 07:25 ORD → 09:09 PHX
    AA 769 · American · 3h 44m · 86% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:04 PHX → 11:46 SBA
    AA 3784 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 42m · 96% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Barbara is 2 h behind Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 34 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection83%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 17% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (83%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (96%).
Total trip6h 21mORD 07:25 to SBA 11:46, 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.