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

Chicago → Cleveland via Dulles: arrives on time 39%

  1. 18:12 ORD → 21:22 IAD
    UA 2202 · United · 2h 10m · 57% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 53m layover in Dulles (IAD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 22:15 IAD → 23:44 CLE
    UA 2131 · United · 1h 29m · 85% on time, 0.6% cancelled

Total trip 4h 32m, scheduled departure to arrival (Cleveland is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection48%The first flight arrived more than 8 minutes late on 52% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 53m layover.
Arrives on time39%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (48%) × second flight not cancelled (0.6% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip4h 32mORD 18:12 to CLE 23:44, 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.