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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Madison via Chicago: arrives on time 24%

  1. 14:15 DFW → 16:57 ORD
    UA 2160 · United · 2h 42m · 63% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:45 ORD → 18:57 MSN
    UA 4740 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 12m · 50% on time, 9.7% cancelled

Total trip 4h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (9.7% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 42mDFW 14:15 to MSN 18:57, 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.