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

Jackson → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 31%

  1. 16:14 JAC → 20:08 DFW
    AA 883 · American · 2h 54m · 65% on time, 3.9% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:00 DFW → 23:39 ORD
    AA 2346 · American · 2h 39m · 63% on time, 5.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h ahead of Jackson). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (3.9% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (5.9% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip6h 25mJAC 16:14 to ORD 23:39, 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.