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

Boston → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 83%

  1. 06:00 BOS → 07:58 ORD
    UA 1414 · United · 2h 58m · 95% on time, 2.4% cancelled
  2. 2h 02m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 ORD → 13:04 DCA
    UA 1381 · United · 2h 04m · 86% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 77 minutes late on <1% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 02m layover.
Arrives on time83%First flight not cancelled (2.4% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 04mBOS 06:00 to DCA 13:04, 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.