Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Atlanta → Denver via Charlotte: arrives on time 30%
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18:45 ATL → 20:23 CLTAA 5040 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 34m · 49% on time, 2.9% cancelled
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1h 02m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:25 CLT → 23:01 DENAA 3156 · American · 3h 34m · 63% on time, 1.2% cancelled
Total trip 6h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Denver is 2 h behind Atlanta). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (63%).
Total trip6h 14mATL 18:45 to DEN 23:01, 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.