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

Newark → Austin via Chicago: arrives on time 76%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 07:42 ORD
    UA 530 · United · 2h 42m · 92% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 19m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:01 ORD → 11:59 AUS
    UA 1688 · United · 2h 58m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 59m, scheduled departure to arrival (Austin is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection95%The first flight arrived more than 34 minutes late on 5% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 19m layover.
Arrives on time76%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (95%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip6h 59mEWR 06:00 to AUS 11:59, 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.