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

St Louis → Charlotte via Minneapolis: arrives on time 54%

  1. 17:36 STL → 19:15 MSP
    DL 3185 · Delta · 1h 39m · 72% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 00m layover in Minneapolis (MSP) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:15 MSP → 23:46 CLT
    DL 2929 · Delta · 2h 31m · 78% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of St Louis). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 15 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 00m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 10mSTL 17:36 to CLT 23:46, 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.