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

Memphis → Chicago via Washington: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:27 MEM → 09:50 DCA
    AA 5441 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 23m · 94% on time, 9.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 45m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:35 DCA → 12:53 ORD
    AA 489 · American · 2h 18m · 83% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 6h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 60 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 45m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (9.6% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 26mMEM 06:27 to ORD 12:53, 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.