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

Knoxville → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 15%

  1. 13:54 TYS → 14:55 ORD
    UA 5617 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 01m · 63% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:57 ORD → 19:33 EWR
    UA 2171 · United · 2h 36m · 27% on time, 16.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 17 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 02m layover.
Arrives on time15%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (16.1% are) and within 15 minutes (27%).
Total trip5h 39mTYS 13:54 to EWR 19:33, 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.