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

Portland → Chicago via Washington: arrives on time 73%

  1. 05:45 PWM → 07:45 DCA
    AA 4351 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 59m · 98% on time, 7.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 50m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:35 DCA → 12:53 ORD
    AA 489 · American · 2h 18m · 83% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 8h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Portland). Times are local. Both flew on 39 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 185 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 50m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (7.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 08mPWM 05:45 to ORD 12:53, 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.