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

Charlotte → San Diego via Philadelphia: arrives on time 51%

  1. 13:02 CLT → 14:50 PHL
    AA 2573 · American · 1h 48m · 76% on time, 1.5% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:40 PHL → 18:22 SAN
    AA 1489 · American · 5h 42m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 20mCLT 13:02 to SAN 18:22, 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.