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

Dulles → Syracuse via Chicago: arrives on time 44%

  1. 15:39 IAD → 17:02 ORD
    UA 1393 · United · 2h 23m · 64% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:09 ORD → 21:09 SYR
    UA 2481 · United · 2h 00m · 68% on time, 2.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time44%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 30mIAD 15:39 to SYR 21:09, 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.