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

Boston → Charleston via Washington: arrives on time 22%

  1. 17:23 BOS → 19:14 DCA
    AA 1557 · American · 1h 51m · 53% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:12 DCA → 21:54 CHS
    AA 1278 · American · 1h 42m · 48% on time, 4.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time22%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (4.6% are) and within 15 minutes (48%).
Total trip4h 31mBOS 17:23 to CHS 21:54, 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.