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

Newark → Houston via Chicago: arrives on time 72%

  1. 06:00 EWR → 07:42 ORD
    UA 530 · United · 2h 42m · 92% on time, 4.5% cancelled
  2. 1h 09m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:51 ORD → 11:51 IAH
    UA 535 · United · 3h 00m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 6h 51m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 53 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection93%The first flight arrived more than 24 minutes late on 7% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 09m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (4.5% are) × connection made (93%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip6h 51mEWR 06:00 to IAH 11:51, 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.