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

Charleston → Chicago via Washington: arrives on time 79%

  1. 06:00 CHS → 07:35 DCA
    AA 3089 · American · 1h 35m · 97% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 4h 00m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:35 DCA → 12:53 ORD
    AA 489 · American · 2h 18m · 83% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 7h 53m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Charleston). Times are local. Both flew on 47 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 195 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 4h 00m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip7h 53mCHS 06:00 to ORD 12:53, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.