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

Austin → Washington via Charlotte: arrives on time 41%

  1. 17:51 AUS → 21:39 CLT
    AA 1161 · American · 2h 53m · 77% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:28 CLT → 23:53 DCA
    AA 1269 · American · 1h 26m · 64% on time, 4.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (4.4% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip5h 03mAUS 17:51 to DCA 23:53, 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.