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

Portland → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 34%

  1. 13:45 PDX → 19:50 ORD
    AA 3303 · American · 4h 05m · 53% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 04m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:54 ORD → 23:59 CLT
    AA 2976 · American · 2h 05m · 62% on time, 4.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 3 h ahead of Portland). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 04m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (4.5% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip7h 14mPDX 13:45 to CLT 23:59, 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.