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

Pittsburgh → Chicago via Charlotte: arrives on time 32%

  1. 20:01 PIT → 21:50 CLT
    AA 5602 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 49m · 68% on time, 5.7% cancelled
  2. 49m 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 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (5.7% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (8.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip5h 00mPIT 20:01 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.