Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Newark → San Francisco via Chicago: arrives on time 45%
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06:00 EWR → 07:42 ORDUA 530 · United · 2h 42m · 92% on time, 4.5% cancelled
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1h 08m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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08:50 ORD → 11:38 SFOUA 2610 · United · 4h 48m · 54% on time, 6.2% cancelled
Total trip 8h 38m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Francisco is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 23 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 08m layover.
Arrives on time45%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (6.2% are) and within 15 minutes (54%).
Total trip8h 38mEWR 06:00 to SFO 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.