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

Washington → Fort Myers via Newark: arrives on time 35%

  1. 16:30 DCA → 18:03 EWR
    UA 4401 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 33m · 56% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:06 EWR → 22:17 RSW
    UA 1845 · United · 3h 11m · 65% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 47m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip5h 47mDCA 16:30 to RSW 22:17, 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.