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

Santa Ana → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 58%

  1. 10:37 SNA → 16:53 ORD
    UA 2426 · United · 4h 16m · 79% on time, 0.7% cancelled
  2. 3h 14m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:07 ORD → 23:39 EWR
    UA 759 · United · 2h 32m · 65% on time, 5.3% cancelled

Total trip 10h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 3 h ahead of Santa Ana). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 149 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 14m layover.
Arrives on time58%First flight not cancelled (0.7% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (5.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip10h 02mSNA 10:37 to EWR 23:39, 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.