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

Fort Lauderdale → Detroit via Charlotte: arrives on time 42%

  1. 19:41 FLL → 21:52 CLT
    AA 1861 · American · 2h 11m · 58% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:51 CLT → 00:41 DTW +1 day
    AA 370 · American · 1h 50m · 76% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 51 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time42%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip5h 00mFLL 19:41 to DTW 00:41, 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.