Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Salt Lake City → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 33%
-
16:18 SLC → 20:40 ORDUA 2072 · United · 3h 22m · 66% on time, 2.8% cancelled
-
50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
-
21:30 ORD → 00:53 EWR +1 dayUA 1209 · United · 2h 23m · 68% on time, 3.8% cancelled
Total trip 6h 35m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 2 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection51%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 49% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time33%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (51%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip6h 35mSLC 16:18 to EWR 00:53, 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.