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

Norfolk → New York via Charlotte: arrives on time 32%

  1. 18:24 ORF → 20:02 CLT
    AA 5339 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 38m · 60% on time, 6.7% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:54 CLT → 23:00 JFK
    AA 1727 · American · 2h 06m · 62% on time, 2.9% cancelled

Total trip 4h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 46 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection57%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 43% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (6.7% are) × connection made (57%) × second flight not cancelled (2.9% are) and within 15 minutes (62%).
Total trip4h 36mORF 18:24 to JFK 23:00, 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.