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

Charlotte → Albany via Chicago: arrives on time 38%

  1. 18:26 CLT → 19:51 ORD
    AA 2488 · American · 2h 25m · 47% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:58 ORD → 00:13 ALB +1 day
    AA 3463 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 14m · 77% on time, 6.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection53%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 47% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (53%) × second flight not cancelled (6.6% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 46mCLT 18:26 to ALB 00:13, 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.