Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nashville → Portland via Chicago: arrives on time 31%
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15:57 BNA → 18:05 ORDAA 6200 · American, flown by SkyWest · 2h 08m · 58% on time, 6.9% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:20 ORD → 21:50 PDXAA 2977 · American · 4h 30m · 52% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 2 h behind Nashville). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip7h 53mBNA 15:57 to PDX 21:50, 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.