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

Atlanta → Little Rock via Chicago: arrives on time 32%

  1. 17:17 ATL → 18:53 ORD
    AA 4759 · American, flown by Republic · 2h 33m · 58% on time, 9.1% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:49 ORD → 21:55 LIT
    AA 3561 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 00m · 72% on time, 3.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Little Rock is 1 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 50 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (9.1% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip5h 32mATL 17:17 to LIT 21:55, 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.