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

Washington → Chattanooga via Charlotte: arrives on time 48%

  1. 17:50 DCA → 19:37 CLT
    AA 2182 · American · 1h 47m · 71% on time, 2.5% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:24 CLT → 21:52 CHA
    AA 5787 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 28m · 80% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time48%First flight not cancelled (2.5% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip4h 02mDCA 17:50 to CHA 21:52, 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.