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

Dulles → Chicago via Norfolk: arrives on time 72%

  1. 08:30 IAD → 09:39 ORF
    UA 2112 · United · 1h 09m · 96% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Norfolk (ORF) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:48 ORF → 12:27 ORD
    UA 5901 · United, flown by SkyWest · 2h 39m · 75% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 4h 57m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Dulles). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip4h 57mIAD 08:30 to ORD 12:27, 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.