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

Newark → St Louis via Houston: arrives on time 78%

  1. 10:53 EWR → 13:38 IAH
    UA 556 · United · 3h 45m · 77% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 53m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:31 IAH → 17:42 STL
    UA 6160 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 11m · 84% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 7h 49m, scheduled departure to arrival (St Louis is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 38 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection94%The first flight arrived more than 68 minutes late on 6% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 53m layover.
Arrives on time78%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (94%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip7h 49mEWR 10:53 to STL 17:42, 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.