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

Albany → Chicago via Dulles: arrives on time 71%

  1. 10:00 ALB → 11:37 IAD
    UA 4889 · United, flown by CommuteAir · 1h 37m · 73% on time, 0.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 38m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:15 IAD → 14:29 ORD
    UA 2331 · United · 2h 14m · 81% on time, 0.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Albany). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 53 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 38m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.8% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip5h 29mALB 10:00 to ORD 14:29, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.