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

Charlotte → Pensacola via Washington: arrives on time 28%

  1. 16:47 CLT → 18:22 DCA
    AA 3263 · American · 1h 35m · 52% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 59m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:21 DCA → 21:00 PNS
    AA 5544 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 39m · 59% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 13m, scheduled departure to arrival (Pensacola is 1 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 14 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 59m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (59%).
Total trip5h 13mCLT 16:47 to PNS 21:00, 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.