Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Milwaukee → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 29%
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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 → 22:54 DCAUA 2160 · United · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 5.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 25m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 50 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 time29%First flight not cancelled (5.9% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (5.0% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip4h 25mMKE 17:29 to DCA 22:54, 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.