Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Chicago via Fort Lauderdale: arrives on time 57%
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08:35 EWR → 11:40 FLLUA 2444 · United · 3h 05m · 81% on time, 1.5% cancelled
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46m layover in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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12:26 FLL → 14:55 ORDUA 1755 · United · 3h 29m · 87% on time, 0.0% cancelled
Total trip 7h 20m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection66%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 34% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (1.5% are) × connection made (66%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (87%).
Total trip7h 20mEWR 08:35 to ORD 14:55, 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.