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

Albany → Chicago via Philadelphia: arrives on time 74%

  1. 06:21 ALB → 07:40 PHL
    AA 5854 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 19m · 86% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 18m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:58 PHL → 10:38 ORD
    AA 2095 · American · 2h 40m · 81% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Albany). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 33 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 18m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 17mALB 06:21 to ORD 10:38, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.