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

Detroit → Charleston via Charlotte: arrives on time 46%

  1. 13:41 DTW → 15:35 CLT
    AA 1781 · American · 1h 54m · 77% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:27 CLT → 17:46 CHS
    AA 5672 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 19m · 69% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 05m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip4h 05mDTW 13:41 to CHS 17:46, 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.