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

Columbia → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:25 CAE → 07:52 ORD
    UA 4496 · United, flown by GoJet · 2h 27m · 93% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 59m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:51 ORD → 14:17 EWR
    UA 1856 · United · 2h 26m · 80% on time, 4.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 52m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 134 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 59m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip7h 52mCAE 06:25 to EWR 14:17, 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.