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Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Chicago → Albany via Philadelphia: arrives on time 63%

  1. 15:22 MDW → 18:22 PHL
    WN 4948 · Southwest · 2h 00m · 60% on time, 6.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 28m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 21:50 PHL → 23:23 ALB
    AA 5877 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 33m · 82% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 7h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival (Albany is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 118 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 28m layover.
Arrives on time63%First flight not cancelled (6.0% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 01mMDW 15:22 to ALB 23:23, 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.