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

Wilmington → Chicago via Philadelphia: arrives on time 65%

  1. 08:01 ILM → 09:45 PHL
    AA 6081 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 44m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:35 PHL → 12:09 ORD
    AA 1041 · American · 2h 34m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Wilmington). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection80%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 20% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time65%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (80%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip5h 08mILM 08:01 to ORD 12:09, 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.