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

Newark → Kansas City via Chicago: arrives on time 84%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 07:42 ORD
    UA 530 · United · 2h 42m · 92% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 43m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:25 ORD → 12:22 MCI
    UA 5997 · United, flown by SkyWest · 1h 57m · 89% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 22m, scheduled departure to arrival (Kansas City is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 14 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 118 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 43m layover.
Arrives on time84%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (89%).
Total trip7h 22mEWR 06:00 to MCI 12:22, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.