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

Chicago → Newark via Cleveland: arrives on time 79%

  1. 07:25 ORD → 09:54 CLE
    UA 1488 · United · 1h 29m · 90% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 56m layover in Cleveland (CLE) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:50 CLE → 13:29 EWR
    UA 3424 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 39m · 89% on time, 7.0% cancelled

Total trip 5h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 71 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 56m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (7.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip5h 04mORD 07:25 to EWR 13:29, 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.