Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Buffalo → Newark via Charlotte: arrives on time 36%
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13:47 BUF → 15:49 CLTAA 1616 · American · 2h 02m · 76% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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54m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:43 CLT → 18:39 EWRAA 1811 · American · 1h 56m · 59% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 4h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip4h 52mBUF 13:47 to EWR 18:39, 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.