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

Richmond → Chicago via Newark: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:50 RIC → 08:16 EWR
    UA 4604 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 26m · 83% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 09m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:25 EWR → 13:08 ORD
    UA 1875 · United · 2h 43m · 79% on time, 1.8% cancelled

Total trip 7h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Richmond). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 144 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 09m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.8% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip7h 18mRIC 06:50 to ORD 13:08, 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.