Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Milwaukee → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 24%
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17:29 MKE → 18:40 ORDUA 5648 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 11m · 51% on time, 5.9% cancelled
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1h 05m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:45 ORD → 23:15 LGAUA 1655 · United · 2h 30m · 50% on time, 12.8% cancelled
Total trip 4h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 26 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 20 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 05m layover.
Arrives on time24%First flight not cancelled (5.9% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (12.8% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip4h 46mMKE 17:29 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.