Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Houston → Newark via Orlando: arrives on time 38%
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14:36 IAH → 18:14 MCOUA 496 · United · 2h 38m · 81% on time, 0.3% cancelled
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50m layover in Orlando (MCO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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19:04 MCO → 22:00 EWRUA 1651 · United · 2h 56m · 55% on time, 7.0% cancelled
Total trip 6h 24m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 1 h ahead of Houston). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection75%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 25% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (0.3% are) × connection made (75%) × second flight not cancelled (7.0% are) and within 15 minutes (55%).
Total trip6h 24mIAH 14:36 to EWR 22:00, 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.