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

Newark → San Antonio via Chicago: arrives on time 79%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 07:42 ORD
    UA 530 · United · 2h 42m · 92% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 43m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:25 ORD → 12:29 SAT
    UA 490 · United · 3h 04m · 86% on time, 0.7% cancelled

Total trip 7h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (San Antonio is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 58 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 43m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.7% are) and within 15 minutes (86%).
Total trip7h 29mEWR 06:00 to SAT 12:29, 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.