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

Charlotte → Santa Ana via Phoenix: arrives on time 56%

  1. 18:23 CLT → 19:51 PHX
    AA 1073 · American · 4h 28m · 61% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:07 PHX → 22:26 SNA
    AA 2637 · American · 1h 19m · 82% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip7h 03mCLT 18:23 to SNA 22:26, 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.