Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Austin → Charleston via Chicago: arrives on time 34%
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15:27 AUS → 18:35 ORDAA 1574 · American · 3h 08m · 52% on time, 1.3% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:45 ORD → 23:09 CHSAA 3127 · American · 2h 24m · 61% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 6h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charleston is 1 h ahead of Austin). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (61%).
Total trip6h 42mAUS 15:27 to CHS 23:09, 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.