Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Pittsburgh via Chicago: arrives on time 43%
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18:15 EWR → 20:10 ORDUA 254 · United · 2h 55m · 44% on time, 3.4% cancelled
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1h 10m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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21:20 ORD → 23:59 PITUA 3464 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 39m · 80% on time, 4.8% cancelled
Total trip 5h 44m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 25 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 10m layover.
Arrives on time43%First flight not cancelled (3.4% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (4.8% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip5h 44mEWR 18:15 to PIT 23:59, 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.