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

San Antonio → Chicago via Charlotte: arrives on time 35%

  1. 17:47 SAT → 21:47 CLT
    AA 2496 · American · 3h 00m · 72% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:39 CLT → 00:01 ORD +1 day
    AA 3014 · American · 2h 22m · 65% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip6h 14mSAT 17:47 to ORD 00:01, 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.