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

Newark → Boston via Chicago: arrives on time 24%

  1. 14:20 EWR → 16:15 ORD
    AA 2250 · American · 2h 55m · 57% on time, 8.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 06m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:21 ORD → 20:59 BOS
    AA 1461 · American · 2h 39m · 46% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 6h 40m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 21 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 06m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (8.3% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (46%).
Total trip6h 40mEWR 14:20 to BOS 20:59, 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.