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

Dulles → Chicago via Charlotte: arrives on time 85%

  1. 06:33 IAD → 08:00 CLT
    AA 1216 · American · 1h 27m · 83% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 01m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:01 CLT → 12:19 ORD
    AA 2908 · American · 2h 18m · 90% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 136 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 01m layover.
Arrives on time85%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip6h 46mIAD 06:33 to ORD 12:19, 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.