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

New York → Austin via Charlotte: arrives on time 37%

  1. 15:30 JFK → 17:44 CLT
    AA 1294 · American · 2h 14m · 59% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:01 CLT → 20:57 AUS
    AA 1905 · American · 2h 56m · 58% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip6h 27mJFK 15:30 to AUS 20:57, 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.