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

Dulles → Columbia via Charlotte: arrives on time 33%

  1. 20:22 IAD → 21:55 CLT
    AA 1450 · American · 1h 33m · 52% on time, 10.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:55 CLT → 23:58 CAE
    AA 5791 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 03m · 74% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 3h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (10.7% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (74%).
Total trip3h 36mIAD 20:22 to CAE 23:58, 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.