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

Washington → Fort Lauderdale via Charlotte: arrives on time 59%

  1. 08:30 DCA → 10:13 CLT
    AA 1518 · American · 1h 43m · 86% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 CLT → 13:03 FLL
    AA 1877 · American · 2h 02m · 82% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip4h 32mDCA 08:30 to FLL 13:03, 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.