Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Columbia → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:20 COU → 08:01 ORD
    AA 3655 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 41m · 87% on time, 1.2% cancelled
  2. 2h 25m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:26 ORD → 13:50 CLT
    UA 3450 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 24m · 89% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 6h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Columbia). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 55 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 25m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.2% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip6h 30mCOU 06:20 to CLT 13:50, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.