Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Newark → Chicago via Boston: arrives on time 88%

  1. 07:00 EWR → 08:17 BOS
    UA 593 · United · 1h 17m · 86% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 3h 44m layover in Boston (BOS) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 12:01 BOS → 14:02 ORD
    AA 1610 · American · 3h 01m · 91% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 8h 02m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 40 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 134 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 44m layover.
Arrives on time88%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (91%).
Total trip8h 02mEWR 07:00 to ORD 14:02, 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.