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

Wilmington → Chicago via Newark: arrives on time 69%

  1. 07:30 ILM → 09:30 EWR
    UA 3706 · United, flown by Republic · 2h 00m · 93% on time, 2.8% cancelled
  2. 54m layover in Newark (EWR) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 10:24 EWR → 12:06 ORD
    UA 1525 · United · 2h 42m · 79% on time, 0.9% cancelled

Total trip 5h 36m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 1 h behind Wilmington). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection91%The first flight arrived more than 9 minutes late on 9% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 54m layover.
Arrives on time69%First flight not cancelled (2.8% are) × connection made (91%) × second flight not cancelled (0.9% are) and within 15 minutes (79%).
Total trip5h 36mILM 07:30 to ORD 12:06, 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.