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

Panama City Beach → Chicago via Charlotte: arrives on time 29%

  1. 18:54 ECP → 21:45 CLT
    AA 5178 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 51m · 56% on time, 5.7% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:39 CLT → 00:01 ORD +1 day
    AA 3014 · American · 2h 22m · 65% on time, 8.3% cancelled

Total trip 5h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time29%First flight not cancelled (5.7% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip5h 07mECP 18:54 to ORD 00:01, 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.