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

Philadelphia → Madison via Charlotte: arrives on time 49%

  1. 19:35 PHL → 21:38 CLT
    AA 1661 · American · 2h 03m · 71% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:45 CLT → 23:42 MSN
    AA 1426 · American · 2h 14m · 70% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Madison is 1 h behind Philadelphia). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time49%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip5h 24mPHL 19:35 to MSN 23:42, 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.