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

Syracuse → Chicago via Charlotte: arrives on time 64%

  1. 08:00 SYR → 10:11 CLT
    AA 1235 · American · 2h 11m · 81% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 50m 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 5h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Syracuse). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (90%).
Total trip5h 19mSYR 08:00 to ORD 12:19, 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.