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

Detroit → Pittsburgh via Charlotte: arrives on time 46%

  1. 19:58 DTW → 21:55 CLT
    AA 1794 · American · 1h 57m · 72% on time, 4.4% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:47 CLT → 00:16 PIT +1 day
    AA 1962 · American · 1h 29m · 73% on time, 2.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (4.4% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip4h 18mDTW 19:58 to PIT 00:16, 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.