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

Wilmington → Boston via Philadelphia: arrives on time 47%

  1. 19:20 ILM → 21:06 PHL
    AA 5816 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 46m · 66% on time, 5.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 14m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:20 PHL → 23:49 BOS
    AA 1874 · American · 1h 29m · 72% on time, 4.7% cancelled

Total trip 4h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 41 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 29 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 14m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (5.6% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (4.7% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip4h 29mILM 19:20 to BOS 23:49, 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.