Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Charlotte → Portland via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 26%
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16:38 CLT → 18:37 DFWAA 2815 · American · 2h 58m · 56% on time, 2.8% cancelled
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52m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:29 DFW → 21:29 PDXAA 2298 · American · 4h 00m · 53% on time, 5.5% cancelled
Total trip 7h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (5.5% are) and within 15 minutes (53%).
Total trip7h 51mCLT 16:38 to PDX 21:29, 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.