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

Cedar Rapids → Charlotte via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 20%

  1. 18:04 CID → 20:21 DFW
    AA 3461 · American, flown by Envoy · 2h 17m · 72% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:14 DFW → 00:53 CLT +1 day
    AA 2409 · American · 2h 39m · 33% on time, 7.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Cedar Rapids). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (7.9% are) and within 15 minutes (33%).
Total trip5h 49mCID 18:04 to CLT 00:53, 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.