Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Milwaukee → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 32%
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11:55 MKE → 13:05 ORDUA 4740 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 10m · 69% on time, 4.3% cancelled
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55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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14:00 ORD → 17:12 DCAUA 1314 · United · 2h 12m · 56% on time, 2.5% cancelled
Total trip 4h 17m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 19 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection60%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 40% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time32%First flight not cancelled (4.3% are) × connection made (60%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip4h 17mMKE 11:55 to DCA 17:12, 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.