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

St Louis → Charlotte via Houston: arrives on time 47%

  1. 14:57 STL → 17:16 IAH
    UA 5580 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 19m · 64% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:12 IAH → 21:59 CLT
    UA 2864 · United · 2h 47m · 78% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 6h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of St Louis). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip6h 02mSTL 14:57 to CLT 21:59, 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.