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

New York → Portland via Charlotte: arrives on time 28%

  1. 17:00 JFK → 19:30 CLT
    AA 3120 · American · 2h 30m · 70% on time, 3.7% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:22 CLT → 22:43 PWM
    AA 2120 · American · 2h 17m · 45% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection65%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 35% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (3.7% are) × connection made (65%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (45%).
Total trip5h 39mJFK 17:00 to PWM 22:43, 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.