Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Milwaukee → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 17%
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19:23 MKE → 20:29 ORDUA 5653 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 06m · 26% on time, 8.1% cancelled
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1h 01m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:30 ORD → 00:53 EWR +1 dayUA 1209 · United · 2h 23m · 68% on time, 3.8% cancelled
Total trip 4h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection28%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 72% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time17%First flight not cancelled (8.1% are) × connection made (28%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip4h 30mMKE 19:23 to EWR 00:53, 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.