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

Richmond → Newark via Charlotte: arrives on time 43%

  1. 15:39 RIC → 17:05 CLT
    AA 5370 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 26m · 54% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:21 CLT → 20:30 EWR
    AA 1071 · American · 2h 09m · 68% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection67%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 33% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (67%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip4h 51mRIC 15:39 to EWR 20:30, 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.