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

Charlotte → Newark via Houston: arrives on time 59%

  1. 17:00 CLT → 18:58 IAH
    UA 4020 · United, flown by Mesa · 2h 58m · 80% on time, 0.0% cancelled
  2. 57m layover in Houston (IAH) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:55 IAH → 00:37 EWR +1 day
    UA 1444 · United · 3h 42m · 76% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 7h 37m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection79%The first flight arrived more than 12 minutes late on 21% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 57m layover.
Arrives on time59%First flight not cancelled (0.0% are) × connection made (79%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip7h 37mCLT 17:00 to EWR 00:37, 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.