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

Kansas City → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 59%

  1. 07:53 MCI → 09:45 ORD
    UA 1491 · United · 1h 52m · 86% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 1h 15m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 11:00 ORD → 14:23 LGA
    UA 1775 · United · 2h 23m · 69% on time, 6.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 30m, scheduled departure to arrival (New York is 1 h ahead of Kansas City). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 30 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 15m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip5h 30mMCI 07:53 to LGA 14:23, 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.