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

Orlando → Houston via Newark: arrives on time 37%

  1. 16:04 MCO → 18:57 EWR
    UA 2629 · United · 2h 53m · 63% on time, 3.2% cancelled
  2. 48m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:45 EWR → 22:38 IAH
    UA 265 · United · 3h 53m · 72% on time, 2.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Orlando). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 3 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 48m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (3.2% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (2.7% are) and within 15 minutes (72%).
Total trip7h 34mMCO 16:04 to IAH 22:38, 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.