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

Chattanooga → Detroit via Charlotte: arrives on time 47%

  1. 20:10 CHA → 21:44 CLT
    AA 6049 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 34m · 61% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Charlotte (CLT) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:51 CLT → 00:41 DTW +1 day
    AA 370 · American · 1h 50m · 76% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 4h 31m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip4h 31mCHA 20:10 to DTW 00:41, 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.