Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Dulles via Chicago: arrives on time 27%
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15:25 LGA → 17:20 ORDUA 1504 · United · 2h 55m · 61% on time, 4.9% cancelled
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52m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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18:12 ORD → 21:22 IADUA 2202 · United · 2h 10m · 57% on time, 3.2% cancelled
Total trip 5h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection52%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 48% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time27%First flight not cancelled (4.9% are) × connection made (52%) × second flight not cancelled (3.2% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip5h 57mLGA 15:25 to IAD 21:22, 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.