Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Cleveland → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 28%
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18:05 CLE → 18:44 ORDUA 1673 · United · 1h 39m · 53% on time, 3.0% cancelled
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1h 01m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:45 ORD → 22:54 DCAUA 2160 · United · 2h 09m · 56% on time, 5.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection55%The first flight arrived more than 16 minutes late on 45% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 01m layover.
Arrives on time28%First flight not cancelled (3.0% are) × connection made (55%) × second flight not cancelled (5.0% are) and within 15 minutes (56%).
Total trip4h 49mCLE 18:05 to DCA 22:54, 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.