Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Los Angeles → Charlotte via Philadelphia: arrives on time 46%
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10:14 LAX → 18:39 PHLAA 3164 · American · 5h 25m · 75% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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56m layover in Philadelphia (PHL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:35 PHL → 21:38 CLTAA 1661 · American · 2h 03m · 71% on time, 4.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (71%).
Total trip8h 24mLAX 10:14 to CLT 21:38, 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.