Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth → Columbia via Charlotte: arrives on time 26%
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15:57 DFW → 19:45 CLTAA 2407 · American · 2h 48m · 35% on time, 2.9% cancelled
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1h 15m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:00 CLT → 22:03 CAEAA 5815 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 03m · 52% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 5h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival (Columbia is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (52%).
Total trip5h 06mDFW 15:57 to CAE 22:03, 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.