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

Kansas City → Charlotte via Chicago: arrives on time 52%

  1. 13:30 MCI → 15:21 ORD
    AA 6249 · American, flown by SkyWest · 1h 51m · 66% on time, 4.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 24m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:45 ORD → 19:59 CLT
    AA 1683 · American · 2h 14m · 75% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 5h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 39 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 24m layover.
Arrives on time52%First flight not cancelled (4.8% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip5h 29mMCI 13:30 to CLT 19:59, 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.