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

New York → Santa Ana via Chicago: arrives on time 62%

  1. 06:10 LGA → 07:49 ORD
    UA 2389 · United · 2h 39m · 89% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 51m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:40 ORD → 11:21 SNA
    UA 1304 · United · 4h 41m · 79% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 11m, scheduled departure to arrival (Santa Ana is 3 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection82%The first flight arrived more than 6 minutes late on 18% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 51m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (82%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip8h 11mLGA 06:10 to SNA 11:21, 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.