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

Chattanooga → Atlanta via Charlotte: arrives on time 32%

  1. 20:10 CHA → 21:44 CLT
    AA 6049 · American, flown by Piedmont · 1h 34m · 61% on time, 4.3% cancelled
  2. 52m 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 48m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection50%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 50% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (50%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (70%).
Total trip3h 48mCHA 20:10 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.