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

Buffalo → Fort Myers via Chicago: arrives on time 37%

  1. 16:48 BUF → 18:03 ORD
    AA 4913 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 15m · 58% on time, 10.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 26m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:29 ORD → 23:29 RSW
    AA 3238 · American · 2h 58m · 67% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 41 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 26m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (10.1% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip6h 39mBUF 16:48 to RSW 23:29, 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.