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

Dulles → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 20%

  1. 15:39 IAD → 17:02 ORD
    UA 1393 · United · 2h 23m · 64% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 58m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:00 ORD → 21:25 LGA
    UA 1623 · United · 2h 25m · 41% on time, 13.5% cancelled

Total trip 5h 46m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 13 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 58m layover.
Arrives on time20%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (13.5% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip5h 46mIAD 15:39 to LGA 21:25, 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.