Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Cleveland → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 29%
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18:10 CLE → 19:02 ORDAA 4909 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 54m · 59% on time, 11.1% cancelled
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57m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:59 ORD → 23:21 LGAAA 679 · American · 2h 22m · 63% on time, 13.9% cancelled
Total trip 5h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (11.1% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (13.9% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip5h 11mCLE 18:10 to LGA 23:21, 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.