Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Charlotte → New Orleans via Philadelphia: arrives on time 39%
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16:45 CLT → 18:41 PHLAA 1838 · American · 1h 52m · 70% on time, 2.2% cancelled
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1h 03m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:44 PHL → 22:10 MSYAA 5454 · American, flown by PSA · 3h 26m · 58% on time, 3.9% cancelled
Total trip 6h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (New Orleans is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (3.9% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip6h 25mCLT 16:45 to MSY 22:10, 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.