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

Charlotte → Nantucket via Philadelphia: arrives on time 50%

  1. 11:00 CLT → 12:43 PHL
    AA 2498 · American · 1h 43m · 79% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:33 PHL → 15:08 ACK
    AA 4545 · American, flown by Republic · 1h 35m · 76% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 4h 08m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 08mCLT 11:00 to ACK 15:08, 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.