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

Hilton Head Island → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 29%

  1. 14:03 HHH → 15:39 ORD
    AA 3862 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 34m · 69% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:30 ORD → 19:53 LGA
    AA 2086 · American · 2h 23m · 50% on time, 11.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (11.1% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 50mHHH 14:03 to LGA 19:53, 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.