Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Newark → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 71%

  1. 07:05 EWR → 09:22 ATL
    DL 1673 · Delta · 2h 22m · 87% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 08m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:30 ATL → 13:25 MDW
    WN 225 · Southwest · 1h 55m · 76% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 21 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 98 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 08m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 20mEWR 07:05 to MDW 13:25, 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.