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

Raleigh/Durham → Austin via Charlotte: arrives on time 41%

  1. 16:15 RDU → 17:34 CLT
    AA 2402 · American · 1h 19m · 64% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 27m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:01 CLT → 20:57 AUS
    AA 1905 · American · 2h 56m · 58% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Raleigh/Durham). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 27m layover.
Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 42mRDU 16:15 to AUS 20:57, 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.