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

Charlotte → Boston via Washington: arrives on time 20%

  1. 14:34 CLT → 16:13 DCA
    AA 2839 · American · 1h 39m · 66% on time, 3.0% cancelled
  2. 47m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:00 DCA → 18:47 BOS
    AA 3207 · American · 1h 47m · 43% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (43%).
Total trip4h 13mCLT 14:34 to BOS 18:47, 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.