tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Charlotte → Santa Ana via San Francisco: arrives on time 83%

  1. 09:40 CLT → 12:19 SFO
    AA 2562 · American · 5h 39m · 59% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 3h 29m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 15:48 SFO → 17:26 SNA
    AS 3494 · Alaska, flown by SkyWest · 1h 38m · 85% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 10h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 119 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 29m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip10h 46mCLT 09:40 to SNA 17:26, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.