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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Syracuse via Chicago: arrives on time 46%

  1. 14:15 DFW → 16:57 ORD
    UA 2160 · United · 2h 42m · 63% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 12m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:09 ORD → 21:09 SYR
    UA 2481 · United · 2h 00m · 68% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival (Syracuse is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 54mDFW 14:15 to SYR 21:09, 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.