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

Newark → San Diego via Chicago: arrives on time 77%

  1. 07:59 EWR → 09:43 ORD
    UA 2488 · United · 2h 44m · 88% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 3h 17m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:00 ORD → 15:25 SAN
    UA 2683 · United · 4h 25m · 81% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 10h 26m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Diego is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection100%The first flight arrived more than 152 minutes late on 0% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 17m layover.
Arrives on time77%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (100%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (81%).
Total trip10h 26mEWR 07:59 to SAN 15:25, 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.