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

Houston → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 47%

  1. 10:18 HOU → 11:43 DFW
    AA 5071 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 25m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 47m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:30 DFW → 18:16 ORD
    AA 2740 · American · 2h 46m · 50% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 22 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 182 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 47m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip7h 58mHOU 10:18 to ORD 18:16, 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.