Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Columbia → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 43%
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17:24 CAE → 18:55 ORDUA 4783 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 31m · 58% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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1h 12m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:07 ORD → 23:39 EWRUA 759 · United · 2h 32m · 65% on time, 5.3% cancelled
Total trip 6h 15m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.
Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip6h 15mCAE 17:24 to EWR 23:39, 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.