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

Columbia → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 32%

  1. 19:26 COU → 21:20 DFW
    AA 3890 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 54m · 71% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:12 DFW → 00:50 ORD +1 day
    AA 1193 · American · 2h 38m · 55% on time, 6.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 45 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (6.9% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip5h 24mCOU 19:26 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.