Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Albany → Chicago via Washington: arrives on time 75%

  1. 05:08 ALB → 06:42 DCA
    AA 5101 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 36m · 87% on time, 6.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 43m layover in Washington (DCA) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:25 DCA → 10:20 MDW
    WN 1444 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 86% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Albany). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 73 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 43m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (6.5% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip6h 12mALB 05:08 to MDW 10:20, 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.