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

Wilmington → Dallas-Fort Worth via Boston: arrives on time 31%

  1. 14:32 ILM → 16:44 BOS
    AA 4738 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 12m · 62% on time, 5.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 13m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:57 BOS → 21:20 DFW
    AA 1577 · American · 4h 28m · 58% on time, 14.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Wilmington). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 28 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 13m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (5.7% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (14.5% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip7h 53mILM 14:32 to DFW 21:20, 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.