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

West Palm Beach → Chicago via New York: arrives on time 34%

  1. 15:18 PBI → 18:19 LGA
    AA 4475 · American, flown by Republic · 3h 01m · 69% on time, 8.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:25 LGA → 21:35 ORD
    AA 3318 · American · 3h 10m · 59% on time, 15.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind West Palm Beach). Times are local. Both flew on 22 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (8.1% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (15.4% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip7h 17mPBI 15:18 to ORD 21:35, 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.