Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Sarasota/Bradenton → Chicago via Newark: arrives on time 75%

  1. 06:00 SRQ → 08:53 EWR
    UA 1343 · United · 2h 53m · 94% on time, 0.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 49m layover in Newark (EWR) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 10:42 EWR → 12:25 ORD
    AA 3170 · American · 2h 45m · 84% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 27m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Sarasota/Bradenton). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 19 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 49m layover.
Arrives on time75%First flight not cancelled (0.8% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip7h 27mSRQ 06:00 to ORD 12:25, 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.