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

Charlotte → San Diego via Newark: arrives on time 21%

  1. 17:51 CLT → 19:59 EWR
    UA 3468 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 08m · 68% on time, 14.1% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:47 EWR → 23:40 SAN
    UA 1513 · United · 5h 53m · 50% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 8h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Charlotte). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time21%First flight not cancelled (14.1% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip8h 49mCLT 17:51 to SAN 23:40, 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.