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

New York → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 54%

  1. 06:49 JFK → 09:50 DFW
    AA 813 · American · 4h 01m · 92% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:45 DFW → 13:25 ORD
    AA 3330 · American · 2h 40m · 63% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip7h 36mJFK 06:49 to ORD 13:25, 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.