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

Orlando → Newark via Charlotte: arrives on time 28%

  1. 15:32 MCO → 17:30 CLT
    AA 2098 · American · 1h 58m · 53% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:21 CLT → 20:30 EWR
    AA 1071 · American · 2h 09m · 68% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection43%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 57% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (43%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip4h 58mMCO 15:32 to EWR 20:30, 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.