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

Charlotte → Santa Ana via Phoenix: arrives on time 61%

  1. 14:40 CLT → 16:10 PHX
    AA 1711 · American · 4h 30m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Phoenix (PHX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:58 PHX → 18:22 SNA
    AA 2471 · American · 1h 24m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time61%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip6h 42mCLT 14:40 to SNA 18:22, 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.