Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Cleveland via Chicago: arrives on time 35%
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14:45 EWR → 16:28 ORDUA 2788 · United · 2h 43m · 50% on time, 4.2% cancelled
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1h 22m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:50 ORD → 20:18 CLEUA 2652 · United · 1h 28m · 58% on time, 1.3% cancelled
Total trip 5h 33m, 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 time35%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (64%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (58%).
Total trip5h 33mEWR 14:45 to CLE 20:18, 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.