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

Memphis → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 69%

  1. 07:25 MEM → 09:30 ORD
    UA 247 · United · 2h 05m · 85% on time, 6.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 41m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 12:11 ORD → 15:39 EWR
    UA 606 · United · 2h 28m · 78% on time, 2.5% cancelled

Total trip 7h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Memphis). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection96%The first flight arrived more than 116 minutes late on 4% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 41m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (6.6% are) × connection made (96%) × second flight not cancelled (2.5% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip7h 14mMEM 07:25 to EWR 15:39, 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.