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

Newark → Chattanooga via Charlotte: arrives on time 37%

  1. 19:29 EWR → 21:32 CLT
    AA 1811 · American · 2h 03m · 61% on time, 8.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:35 CLT → 00:05 CHA +1 day
    AA 6085 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 30m · 65% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (8.6% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip4h 36mEWR 19:29 to CHA 00:05, 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.