Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Charlotte → Philadelphia via Cleveland: arrives on time 38%
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16:59 CLT → 18:39 CLEAA 1679 · American · 1h 40m · 60% on time, 1.6% cancelled
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52m layover in Cleveland (CLE) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:31 CLE → 21:09 PHLAA 5862 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 38m · 80% on time, 9.2% cancelled
Total trip 4h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (9.2% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip4h 10mCLT 16:59 to PHL 21:09, 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.