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

Charlotte → Columbia via Chicago: arrives on time 64%

  1. 14:35 CLT → 15:56 ORD
    AA 2080 · American · 2h 21m · 74% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 47m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:43 ORD → 21:15 COU
    AA 3745 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 32m · 68% on time, 4.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbia is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 182 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 47m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (4.0% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip7h 40mCLT 14:35 to COU 21:15, 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.