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

Dulles → Buffalo via Chicago: arrives on time 46%

  1. 15:39 IAD → 17:02 ORD
    UA 1393 · United · 2h 23m · 64% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:17 ORD → 21:03 BUF
    UA 1335 · United · 1h 46m · 66% on time, 1.6% cancelled

Total trip 5h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 6 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection72%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 28% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (72%) × second flight not cancelled (1.6% are) and within 15 minutes (66%).
Total trip5h 24mIAD 15:39 to BUF 21:03, 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.