Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → Indianapolis via Chicago: arrives on time 46%
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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 27m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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17:55 ORD → 20:13 INDUA 3455 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 18m · 78% on time, 9.5% cancelled
Total trip 5h 28m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection69%The first flight arrived more than 42 minutes late on 31% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 27m layover.
Arrives on time46%First flight not cancelled (4.2% are) × connection made (69%) × second flight not cancelled (9.5% are) and within 15 minutes (78%).
Total trip5h 28mEWR 14:45 to IND 20:13, 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.