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

Newark → Los Angeles via Charlotte: arrives on time 56%

  1. 13:30 EWR → 15:34 CLT
    AA 1819 · American · 2h 04m · 80% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:50 CLT → 18:55 LAX
    AA 1499 · American · 5h 05m · 63% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time56%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip8h 25mEWR 13:30 to LAX 18:55, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.