Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Chicago via Cleveland: arrives on time 78%
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08:30 EWR → 10:08 CLEUA 1833 · United · 1h 38m · 90% on time, 6.0% cancelled
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1h 57m layover in Cleveland (CLE) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
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12:05 CLE → 12:20 MDWWN 1161 · Southwest · 1h 15m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 4h 50m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 27 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 1h 57m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (6.0% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip4h 50mEWR 08:30 to MDW 12:20, 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.