Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Wilmington → Chicago via Philadelphia: arrives on time 73%
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08:01 ILM → 09:45 PHLAA 6081 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 44m · 86% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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2h 57m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:42 PHL → 14:15 ORDAA 2925 · American · 2h 33m · 79% on time, 4.8% cancelled
Total trip 7h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Wilmington). Times are local. Both flew on 38 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 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 57m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 14mILM 08:01 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.