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

Valparaiso → Atlanta via Charlotte: arrives on time 31%

  1. 18:37 VPS → 21:34 CLT
    AA 5439 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 57m · 48% on time, 10.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:36 CLT → 23:58 ATL
    AA 5498 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 22m · 70% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 4h 21m, scheduled departure to arrival (Atlanta is 1 h ahead of Valparaiso). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (10.1% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip4h 21mVPS 18:37 to ATL 23:58, 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.