Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 78% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Allegiant	AVL	EWR	1h 48m	90%	1.6%	126	Flying now
United	AVL	EWR	2h 07m	74%	5.7%	458	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Newark on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	AVL 05:35 → ATL 06:34DL 2712	3h 29m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 49m	97%	80%
United Details →	AVL 06:40 → ORD 07:52UA 4651 · flown by SkyWest	2h 59m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	7h 37m	97%	74%
American Details →	AVL 05:00 → CLT 06:07AA 5257 · flown by PSA	1h 53m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 59m	92%	74%
Delta Details →	AVL 10:05 → ATL 11:03DL 3077	2h 06m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	5h 19m	96%	70%
Delta Details →	AVL 07:53 → ATL 09:00DL 2853	3h 05m Atlanta	ATL 12:05 → EWR 14:20DL 2312	6h 27m	97%	65%
United Details →	AVL 10:41 → ORD 11:53UA 4656 · flown by SkyWest	2h 32m Chicago	ORD 14:25 → EWR 18:00UA 2329	7h 19m	100%	65%
American Details →	AVL 14:44 → CLT 15:58AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	2h 23m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	5h 46m	96%	63%
Delta Details →	AVL 11:56 → ATL 13:00DL 573	2h 33m Atlanta	ATL 15:33 → EWR 17:54DL 2340	5h 58m	96%	61%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	AVL 19:45 → ATL 21:02DL 5122 · flown by Endeavor	1h 38m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:57 +1DL 2552	5h 13m	64%	43%
United Details →	AVL 17:38 → ORD 19:00UA 5289 · flown by SkyWest	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 20:07 → EWR 23:39UA 759	6h 01m	66%	36%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 1h 03m · leaves 07:53 9%

ORD · 48m · leaves 06:40 17%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 17:43 37%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 3813 AVL 07:11 → ORD United UA 606 ORD 12:11 → EWR Connection details →	3h 42m	8h 28m	97%	74%
Delta DL 2712 AVL 05:35 → ATL United UA 1705 ATL 09:26 → EWR Connection details →	2h 52m	6h 09m	95%	73%
American AA 3405 AVL 06:00 → MIA United UA 2080 MIA 11:12 → EWR Connection details →	3h 08m	8h 23m	94%	71%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON