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

San Diego → Indianapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 53%

  1. 13:19 SAN → 19:45 ORD
    AA 795 · American · 4h 26m · 71% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:45 ORD → 23:05 IND
    AA 4594 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 19m · 82% on time, 6.5% cancelled

Total trip 6h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Indianapolis is 3 h ahead of San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (6.5% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip6h 45mSAN 13:19 to IND 23:05, 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.