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

Raleigh/Durham → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 72%

  1. 08:00 RDU → 10:05 DFW
    F9 2343 · Frontier · 3h 07m · 79% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 3h 14m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:19 DFW → 15:59 ORD
    F9 1342 · Frontier · 2h 43m · 75% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 149 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 14m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip9h 02mRDU 08:00 to ORD 15:59, 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.