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

Milwaukee → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 64%

  1. 06:20 MKE → 07:30 ORD
    UA 5896 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 10m · 89% on time, 3.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 45m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:15 ORD → 14:22 DCA
    UA 2668 · United · 2h 07m · 69% on time, 2.4% cancelled

Total trip 7h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Washington is 1 h ahead of Milwaukee). Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 180 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 45m layover.
Arrives on time64%First flight not cancelled (3.7% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (2.4% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip7h 02mMKE 06:20 to DCA 14:22, 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.