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

Dayton → Charlotte via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 18%

  1. 18:32 DAY → 20:11 DFW
    AA 5156 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 39m · 61% on time, 5.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m 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 6h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection62%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 38% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (5.8% are) × connection made (62%) × second flight not cancelled (7.9% are) and within 15 minutes (33%).
Total trip6h 21mDAY 18:32 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.