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

Milwaukee → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 71%

  1. 06:20 MKE → 07:30 ORD
    UA 5896 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 10m · 89% on time, 3.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 21m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:51 ORD → 14:17 EWR
    UA 1856 · United · 2h 26m · 80% on time, 4.3% cancelled

Total trip 6h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 156 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 21m layover.
Arrives on time71%First flight not cancelled (3.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip6h 57mMKE 06:20 to EWR 14:17, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.