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

No clear winner: United’s BGR → EWR flights land within a few points of 72% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	BGR	EWR	1h 52m	72%	4.2%	803	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.


United Details →	BGR 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 4667 · flown by SkyWest	2h 51m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	8h 17m	97%	74%
American Details →	BGR 07:01 → ORD 09:20AA 4633 · flown by Republic	3h 50m Chicago	ORD 13:10 → EWR 16:30AA 1936	9h 29m	100%	60%
American Details →	BGR 14:25 → CLT 17:15AA 1463	1h 06m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	6h 05m	88%	58%
United Details →	BGR 16:35 → ORD 18:57UA 4732 · flown by SkyWest	2h 33m Chicago	ORD 21:30 → EWR 00:53 +1UA 1209	8h 18m	90%	55%
American Details →	BGR 06:55 → ORD 09:05AA 2324	1h 05m Chicago	ORD 10:10 → EWR 13:30AA 2250	6h 35m	83%	51%
American Details →	BGR 12:29 → ORD 14:40AA 2299	2h 56m Chicago	ORD 17:36 → EWR 21:00AA 3253	8h 31m	93%	39%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BGR 16:18 → CLT 19:08AA 842	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 20:09 → EWR 22:08AA 2794	5h 50m	37%	21%

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.

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 06m · leaves 14:25 12%

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 2324 BGR 06:55 → ORD United UA 606 ORD 12:11 → EWR Connection details →	3h 06m	8h 44m	93%	71%
American AA 4633 BGR 07:01 → ORD United UA 1856 ORD 10:51 → EWR Connection details →	1h 31m	7h 16m	93%	68%
American AA 5459 BGR 06:00 → DCA United UA 4184 DCA 10:07 → EWR Connection details →	1h 58m	5h 29m	87%	62%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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