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

Charlotte → Birmingham via Chicago: arrives on time 60%

  1. 09:42 CLT → 11:00 ORD
    AA 1038 · American · 2h 18m · 83% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:59 ORD → 14:04 BHM
    AA 3739 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 05m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Birmingham is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip5h 22mCLT 09:42 to BHM 14:04, 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.