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

Charlotte → Knoxville via Washington: arrives on time 35%

  1. 16:47 CLT → 18:22 DCA
    AA 3263 · American · 1h 35m · 52% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:46 DCA → 21:33 TYS
    AA 5484 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 47m · 59% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip4h 46mCLT 16:47 to TYS 21:33, 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.