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

Chicago → Cleveland via Charlotte: arrives on time 39%

  1. 18:47 ORD → 21:59 CLT
    AA 689 · American · 2h 12m · 68% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:50 CLT → 00:29 CLE +1 day
    AA 2260 · American · 1h 39m · 69% on time, 1.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cleveland is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (1.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip4h 42mORD 18:47 to CLE 00:29, 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.