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

Raleigh/Durham → Pittsburgh via Chicago: arrives on time 43%

  1. 15:57 RDU → 17:41 ORD
    AA 4563 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 44m · 60% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:45 ORD → 21:30 PIT
    AA 4569 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 47m · 71% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip5h 35mRDU 15:57 to PIT 21:30, 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.