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

Bangor → Chicago via Newark: arrives on time 26%

  1. 11:46 BGR → 13:29 EWR
    UA 3701 · United, flown by Republic · 1h 43m · 49% on time, 6.9% cancelled
  2. 1h 16m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:45 EWR → 16:28 ORD
    UA 2788 · United · 2h 43m · 50% on time, 4.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Bangor). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection59%The first flight arrived more than 31 minutes late on 41% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 16m layover.
Arrives on time26%First flight not cancelled (6.9% are) × connection made (59%) × second flight not cancelled (4.2% are) and within 15 minutes (50%).
Total trip5h 42mBGR 11:46 to ORD 16:28, 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.