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

Chicago → Bangor via Newark: arrives on time 51%

  1. 16:31 ORD → 20:07 EWR
    UA 485 · United · 2h 36m · 57% on time, 2.7% cancelled
  2. 1h 39m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:46 EWR → 23:19 BGR
    UA 3408 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 33m · 77% on time, 8.1% cancelled

Total trip 5h 48m, scheduled departure to arrival (Bangor is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Times are local. Both flew on 52 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 54 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 39m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (2.7% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (8.1% are) and within 15 minutes (77%).
Total trip5h 48mORD 16:31 to BGR 23:19, 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.