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

New York → Chicago via Indianapolis: arrives on time 78%

  1. 11:52 JFK → 14:15 IND
    AA 4385 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 25m · 89% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 25m layover in Indianapolis (IND) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 17:40 IND → 17:55 MDW
    WN 961 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 87% on time, 6.1% cancelled

Total trip 7h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 115 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 25m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (6.1% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 03mJFK 11:52 to MDW 17:55, 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.