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

Birmingham → Chicago via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 82%

  1. 05:00 BHM → 07:10 DFW
    AA 5279 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 10m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 2h 35m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 09:45 DFW → 12:26 ORD
    UA 1114 · United · 2h 41m · 92% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection89%The first flight arrived more than 65 minutes late on 11% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 35m layover.
Arrives on time82%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (89%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (92%).
Total trip7h 26mBHM 05:00 to ORD 12:26, 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.