Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Albany → Chicago via Philadelphia: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:21 ALB → 07:40 PHL
    AA 5854 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 19m · 86% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 42m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 11:22 PHL → 12:32 MDW
    WN 3224 · Southwest · 2h 10m · 88% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Albany). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 132 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 42m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip7h 11mALB 06:21 to MDW 12:32, 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.