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

Charleston → Boston via Charlotte: arrives on time 35%

  1. 15:12 CHS → 16:30 CLT
    AA 5118 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 18m · 63% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 1h 17m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:47 CLT → 20:10 BOS
    AA 1422 · American · 2h 23m · 51% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 4h 58m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 32 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 17m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (51%).
Total trip4h 58mCHS 15:12 to BOS 20:10, 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.