AA 5597 then AA 3268 at Charlotte
Wilkes-Barre → Charlotte → Punta Cana
Timetable, Charlotte time
13:54AA 5597 from Wilkes-Barre at the gate
07:10AA 3268 to Punta Cana leaves the gate
17 h 16 apart on the timetable, overnight
AA 3268 leaves 17 h 16 after AA 5597 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.