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

Dulles → New York via Chicago: arrives on time 18%

  1. 17:42 IAD → 18:50 ORD
    UA 2497 · United · 2h 08m · 48% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 ORD → 23:15 LGA
    UA 1655 · United · 2h 30m · 50% on time, 12.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 33m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 30 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection42%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 58% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time18%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (42%) × second flight not cancelled (12.8% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 33mIAD 17:42 to LGA 23:15, 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.