AA 5842 then AA 2979 at Charlotte
Newport News → Charlotte → Fort Lauderdale
Timetable, Charlotte time
21:37AA 5842 from Newport News at the gate
19:50AA 2979 to Fort Lauderdale leaves the gate
22 h 13 apart on the timetable, overnight
AA 2979 leaves 22 h 13 after AA 5842 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.