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

Los Angeles → Pittsburgh via Charlotte: arrives on time 47%

  1. 13:58 LAX → 21:55 CLT
    AA 1988 · American · 4h 57m · 72% on time, 1.4% 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 7h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Pittsburgh is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (2.0% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip7h 18mLAX 13:58 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.