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

Charlotte → Milwaukee via Chicago: arrives on time 35%

  1. 18:26 CLT → 19:51 ORD
    AA 2488 · American · 2h 25m · 47% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 29m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:20 ORD → 22:23 MKE
    AA 6357 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 01m · 51% on time, 4.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 55m, scheduled departure to arrival (Milwaukee is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 44 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 29m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip4h 55mCLT 18:26 to MKE 22:23, 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.