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

Washington → Knoxville via Charlotte: arrives on time 48%

  1. 11:56 DCA → 13:35 CLT
    AA 1295 · American · 1h 39m · 71% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:24 CLT → 15:42 TYS
    AA 5831 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 18m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 3h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip3h 46mDCA 11:56 to TYS 15:42, 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.