Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Orlando → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 40%
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16:41 MCO → 18:59 ORDAA 2089 · American · 3h 18m · 23% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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1h 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:54 ORD → 23:59 CLTAA 2976 · American · 2h 05m · 62% on time, 4.5% cancelled
Total trip 7h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 70 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 55m layover.
Arrives on time40%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip7h 18mMCO 16:41 to CLT 23:59, 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.