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

Newark → Tampa via Chicago: arrives on time 46%

  1. 14:45 EWR → 16:28 ORD
    UA 2788 · United · 2h 43m · 50% on time, 4.2% cancelled
  2. 1h 28m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 17:56 ORD → 21:49 TPA
    UA 2865 · United · 2h 53m · 69% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 36 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection70%The first flight arrived more than 43 minutes late on 30% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 28m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (70%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (69%).
Total trip7h 04mEWR 14:45 to TPA 21:49, 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.