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

Newark → Grand Rapids via Chicago: arrives on time 36%

  1. 13:00 EWR → 14:43 ORD
    UA 2053 · United · 2h 43m · 77% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 19m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:02 ORD → 20:12 GRR
    UA 1178 · United · 1h 10m · 41% on time, 6.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 12m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 31 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 154 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 19m layover.
Arrives on time36%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (6.5% are) and within 15 minutes (41%).
Total trip7h 12mEWR 13:00 to GRR 20:12, 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.