Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Wilmington via Charlotte: arrives on time 42%
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11:55 DFW → 15:36 CLTAA 1696 · American · 2h 41m · 72% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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48m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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16:24 CLT → 17:41 ILMAA 6116 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 17m · 71% on time, 1.4% cancelled
Total trip 4h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Wilmington is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip4h 46mDFW 11:55 to ILM 17:41, 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.