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

Newark → Seattle via Chicago: arrives on time 73%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 07:42 ORD
    UA 530 · United · 2h 42m · 92% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 03m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:45 ORD → 11:38 SEA
    UA 2099 · United · 4h 53m · 83% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (Seattle is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection92%The first flight arrived more than 18 minutes late on 8% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 03m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (92%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip8h 38mEWR 06:00 to SEA 11:38, 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.