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

New York → Syracuse via Chicago: arrives on time 30%

  1. 15:25 LGA → 17:20 ORD
    UA 1504 · United · 2h 55m · 61% on time, 4.9% cancelled
  2. 49m 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 44m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection47%The first flight arrived more than 4 minutes late on 53% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 49m layover.
Arrives on time30%First flight not cancelled (4.9% are) × connection made (47%) × second flight not cancelled (2.1% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 44mLGA 15:25 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.