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

Dulles → Chicago via Cleveland: arrives on time 81%

  1. 08:20 IAD → 09:41 CLE
    UA 1926 · United · 1h 21m · 92% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 12m layover in Cleveland (CLE) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:53 CLE → 11:29 ORD
    UA 609 · United · 1h 36m · 88% on time, 1.2% cancelled

Total trip 4h 09m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 27 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 12m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (1.2% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip4h 09mIAD 08:20 to ORD 11:29, 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.