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

Newark → Kansas City via Chicago: arrives on time 54%

  1. 13:00 EWR → 14:43 ORD
    UA 2053 · United · 2h 43m · 77% on time, 2.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:52 ORD → 17:36 MCI
    UA 664 · United · 1h 44m · 68% on time, 1.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time54%First flight not cancelled (2.9% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (1.9% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip5h 36mEWR 13:00 to MCI 17:36, 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.