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

Charlotte → Los Angeles via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 21%

  1. 18:00 CLT → 20:00 DFW
    AA 2409 · American · 3h 00m · 58% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 49m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:49 DFW → 22:03 LAX
    AA 1084 · American · 3h 14m · 44% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 03m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (44%).
Total trip7h 03mCLT 18:00 to LAX 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.