Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Manchester → Washington via Charlotte: arrives on time 33%
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17:10 MHT → 19:40 CLTAA 5463 · American, flown by PSA · 2h 30m · 54% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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1h 09m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:49 CLT → 22:20 DCAAA 527 · American · 1h 31m · 57% on time, 1.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip5h 10mMHT 17:10 to DCA 22:20, 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.