Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Birmingham → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 28%
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19:05 BHM → 21:20 DFWAA 3417 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 15m · 64% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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22:12 DFW → 00:50 ORD +1 dayAA 1193 · American · 2h 38m · 55% on time, 6.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 45mBHM 19:05 to ORD 00:50, 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.