Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Boston via Chicago: arrives on time 35%
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11:25 EWR → 13:08 ORDUA 1875 · United · 2h 43m · 79% on time, 1.8% cancelled
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47m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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13:55 ORD → 17:31 BOSUA 1693 · United · 2h 36m · 64% on time, 2.6% cancelled
Total trip 6h 06m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection58%The first flight arrived more than 2 minutes late on 42% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 47m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (58%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip6h 06mEWR 11:25 to BOS 17:31, 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.