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

Cleveland → Boston via Chicago: arrives on time 38%

  1. 18:10 CLE → 19:02 ORD
    AA 4909 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 54m · 59% on time, 11.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 27m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:29 ORD → 00:05 BOS +1 day
    AA 2682 · American · 2h 36m · 62% on time, 3.7% cancelled

Total trip 5h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 27m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (11.1% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (3.7% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip5h 55mCLE 18:10 to BOS 00:05, 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.