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

Charlotte → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 27%

  1. 18:26 CLT → 19:51 ORD
    AA 2488 · American · 2h 25m · 47% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:10 ORD → 23:26 SAN
    AA 2457 · American · 4h 16m · 45% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip8h 00mCLT 18:26 to SAN 23:26, 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.