Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Harrisburg → Chicago via Philadelphia: arrives on time 31%
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19:38 MDT → 20:39 PHLAA 5965 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 01m · 65% on time, 7.4% cancelled
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53m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:32 PHL → 23:30 ORDAA 3042 · American · 2h 58m · 63% on time, 13.9% cancelled
Total trip 4h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Harrisburg). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (7.4% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (13.9% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip4h 52mMDT 19:38 to ORD 23:30, 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.