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

Newark → Washington via Chicago: arrives on time 80%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 07:42 ORD
    UA 530 · United · 2h 42m · 92% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 18m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:00 ORD → 13:04 DCA
    UA 1381 · United · 2h 04m · 86% on time, 1.3% cancelled

Total trip 7h 04m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 93 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 18m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.3% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 04mEWR 06:00 to DCA 13:04, 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.