Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Chicago via Atlanta: arrives on time 53%
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05:55 EWR → 08:44 ATLF9 4601 · Frontier · 2h 48m · 75% on time, 2.2% cancelled
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1h 21m layover in Atlanta (ATL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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10:05 ATL → 11:07 MDWF9 2779 · Frontier · 2h 04m · 64% on time, 2.6% cancelled
Total trip 6h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection87%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 13% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (2.2% are) × connection made (87%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip6h 14mEWR 05:55 to MDW 11:07, 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.