Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Pittsburgh → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 23%
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15:59 PIT → 16:50 ORDAA 555 · American · 1h 51m · 63% on time, 1.4% cancelled
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46m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:36 ORD → 21:00 EWRAA 3253 · American · 2h 24m · 47% on time, 6.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 01m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time23%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (6.8% are) and within 15 minutes (47%).
Total trip5h 01mPIT 15:59 to EWR 21:00, 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.