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

Albany → Chicago via Philadelphia: arrives on time 71%

  1. 08:00 ALB → 09:21 PHL
    AA 5901 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 21m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 21m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:42 PHL → 14:15 ORD
    AA 2925 · American · 2h 33m · 79% on time, 4.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Albany). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 156 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 21m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 15mALB 08:00 to ORD 14:15, 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.