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

Charlotte → Cedar Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 52%

  1. 14:35 CLT → 15:56 ORD
    AA 2080 · American · 2h 21m · 74% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:50 ORD → 18:11 CID
    AA 3458 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 21m · 86% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cedar Rapids is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip4h 36mCLT 14:35 to CID 18:11, 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.