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

Dallas-Fort Worth → Charleston via Philadelphia: arrives on time 32%

  1. 16:10 DFW → 20:53 PHL
    AA 2973 · American · 3h 43m · 62% on time, 3.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:55 PHL → 23:56 CHS
    AA 5068 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 01m · 59% on time, 12.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charleston is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Times are local. Both flew on 43 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (3.6% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (12.1% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip6h 46mDFW 16:10 to CHS 23:56, 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.