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

Chicago → Syracuse via Charlotte: arrives on time 37%

  1. 16:45 ORD → 19:59 CLT
    AA 1683 · American · 2h 14m · 75% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:58 CLT → 22:52 SYR
    AA 1976 · American · 1h 55m · 52% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival (Syracuse is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip5h 08mORD 16:45 to SYR 22:52, 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.