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minimum connection time

Minimum connection time is the shortest scheduled time required at a particular airport for a passenger to transfer from an arriving flight to a departing connecting flight.

In plain English

It is the baseline amount of time that must exist between two linked flights so a passenger can change from one to the other. It applies to a specific airport and is measured in the planned schedule between the arriving flight and the onward departing flight.

In context

Here, the expression names the standard shortest scheduled transfer-time measure for a connection at a particular airport.

Situation
Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
What it communicates
names the standard minimum transfer-time measure used for an airport connection

Meaning limits

The term alone does not state the actual time available on a particular itinerary or whether the connection will be made.

Examples

“Their itinerary shows a 50-minute layover, while the minimum connection time at that airport is 35 minutes.”

Core meaning

“When arranging the trip, they checked the minimum connection time for that airport.”

In context