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

Dayton → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 35%

  1. 14:23 DAY → 14:55 ORD
    UA 4747 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 32m · 66% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 05m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 16:00 ORD → 19:17 DCA
    UA 5552 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 17m · 56% on time, 7.4% cancelled

Total trip 4h 54m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (7.4% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip4h 54mDAY 14:23 to DCA 19:17, 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.