tailodds FORECAST
Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Columbia → Chicago via Charlotte: arrives on time 78%

  1. 05:00 CAE → 06:09 CLT
    AA 5855 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 09m · 96% on time, 1.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 56m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 08:05 CLT → 09:22 ORD
    UA 2771 · United · 2h 17m · 81% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Columbia). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 56m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.3% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 22mCAE 05:00 to ORD 09:22, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.