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

Dulles → Cleveland 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. 2h 30m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:20 ORD → 23:49 CLE
    UA 457 · United · 1h 29m · 57% on time, 5.6% cancelled

Total trip 6h 07m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection90%The first flight arrived more than 105 minutes late on 10% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 30m layover.
Arrives on time47%First flight not cancelled (1.1% are) × connection made (90%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (57%).
Total trip6h 07mIAD 17:42 to CLE 23:49, 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.