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

Chicago → Charlotte via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 62%

  1. 16:28 MDW → 19:06 DFW
    F9 2999 · Frontier · 2h 42m · 64% on time, 2.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:20 DFW → 23:59 CLT
    F9 3890 · Frontier · 2h 39m · 93% on time, 3.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 4 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (2.0% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (3.4% are) and within 15 minutes (93%).
Total trip6h 31mMDW 16:28 to CLT 23:59, 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.