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

Albany → Charlotte via Dulles: arrives on time 34%

  1. 14:50 ALB → 16:29 IAD
    UA 4942 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 1h 39m · 63% on time, 2.2% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:20 IAD → 19:02 CLT
    UA 6209 · United, flown by Mesa · 1h 42m · 73% on time, 5.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time34%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (5.4% are) and within 15 minutes (73%).
Total trip4h 12mALB 14:50 to CLT 19:02, 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.