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

Columbia → Atlanta via Charlotte: arrives on time 31%

  1. 20:30 CAE → 21:46 CLT
    AA 6043 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 16m · 54% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:36 CLT → 23:58 ATL
    AA 5498 · American, flown by PSA · 1h 22m · 70% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 3h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time31%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip3h 28mCAE 20:30 to ATL 23:58, 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.