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

Grand Rapids → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 50%

  1. 14:35 GRR → 14:54 ORD
    AA 3553 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 19m · 79% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:56 ORD → 20:59 DCA
    AA 1787 · American · 2h 04m · 55% on time, 8.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 137 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 02m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (8.1% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip6h 25mGRR 14:35 to DCA 20:59, 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.