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

Dulles → Detroit via Charlotte: arrives on time 30%

  1. 20:22 IAD → 21:55 CLT
    AA 1450 · American · 1h 33m · 52% on time, 10.7% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:51 CLT → 00:41 DTW +1 day
    AA 370 · American · 1h 50m · 76% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 19m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection46%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 54% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (10.7% are) × connection made (46%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 19mIAD 20:22 to DTW 00:41, 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.