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

Newark → Chattanooga via Chicago: arrives on time 37%

  1. 14:45 EWR → 16:28 ORD
    UA 2788 · United · 2h 43m · 50% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 22m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:50 ORD → 20:49 CHA
    UA 4507 · United, flown by GoJet · 1h 59m · 64% on time, 6.2% cancelled

Total trip 6h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection64%The first flight arrived more than 37 minutes late on 36% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 22m layover.
Arrives on time37%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (64%).
Total trip6h 04mEWR 14:45 to CHA 20:49, 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.