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

Newark → Portland via Denver: arrives on time 51%

  1. 15:41 EWR → 18:23 DEN
    UA 663 · United · 4h 42m · 63% on time, 5.4% cancelled
  2. 1h 07m layover in Denver (DEN) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:30 DEN → 21:15 PDX
    UA 498 · United · 2h 45m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Portland is 3 h behind Newark). Times are local. Both flew on 37 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection68%The first flight arrived more than 22 minutes late on 32% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 07m layover.
Arrives on time51%First flight not cancelled (5.4% are) × connection made (68%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (80%).
Total trip8h 34mEWR 15:41 to PDX 21:15, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.