Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Seattle → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 37%
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10:22 SEA → 16:53 ORDAA 2523 · American · 4h 28m · 74% on time, 0.0% cancelled
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52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:45 ORD → 20:59 CLTAA 2917 · American · 2h 14m · 59% on time, 3.3% cancelled
Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Seattle). Times are local. Both flew on 28 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (3.3% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip7h 37mSEA 10:22 to CLT 20:59, 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.