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

Grand Rapids → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 19%

  1. 18:25 GRR → 18:48 ORD
    UA 5516 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 23m · 51% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 ORD → 23:15 LGA
    UA 1655 · United · 2h 30m · 50% on time, 12.8% cancelled

Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 20 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection45%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 55% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time19%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (45%) × second flight not cancelled (12.8% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 50mGRR 18:25 to LGA 23:15, 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.