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

Portland → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 60%

  1. 23:07 PDX → 05:07 ORD
    AA 2977 · American · 3h 59m · 63% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 23m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 06:30 ORD → 09:37 CLT +1 day
    AA 1784 · American · 2h 07m · 84% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Portland). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 38 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 23m layover.
Arrives on time60%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip7h 30mPDX 23:07 to CLT 09:37, 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.