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

Dulles → Atlanta via Chicago: arrives on time 47%

  1. 17:42 IAD → 18:50 ORD
    UA 2497 · United · 2h 08m · 48% on time, 1.1% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 20:09 ORD → 23:30 ATL
    UA 2770 · United · 2h 21m · 69% on time, 2.8% cancelled

Total trip 5h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (2.8% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip5h 48mIAD 17:42 to ATL 23:30, 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.