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

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 8 am and 31% of the time at 7 pm.

Best connections, one ticket

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.


American Details →	BWI 05:02 → CLT 06:26AA 1708	1h 34m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 57m	98%	84%
American Details →	BWI 06:15 → CLT 07:53AA 2670	2h 50m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	6h 22m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	BWI 05:40 → ATL 07:31DL 2950	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 44m	99%	79%
United Details →	BWI 08:16 → ORD 09:30UA 2749	2h 41m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	7h 23m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	BWI 06:08 → DTW 07:40DL 2601	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 51m	98%	76%
United Details →	BWI 06:00 → IAH 08:16UA 1898	1h 32m Houston	IAH 09:48 → EWR 14:27UA 2402	8h 27m	99%	76%
United Details →	BWI 06:15 → ORD 07:30UA 709	3h 21m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	8h 02m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	BWI 06:19 → MSP 07:56DL 2872	1h 18m Minneapolis	MSP 09:14 → EWR 12:56DL 2895	6h 37m	95%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	BWI 17:32 → ORD 18:55UA 590	1h 12m Chicago	ORD 20:07 → EWR 23:39UA 759	6h 07m	69%	42%
United Details →	BWI 15:03 → IAH 17:19UA 2095	59m Houston	IAH 18:18 → EWR 23:00UA 404	7h 57m	64%	41%
Frontier Details →	BWI 19:21 → ATL 21:39F9 1079	1h 01m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 01:05 +1F9 4602	5h 44m	69%	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

MSP · 1h 18m · leaves 06:19 5%

DEN · 1h 12m · leaves 08:30 6%

ATL · 1h 07m · leaves 07:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 12m · leaves 17:32 31%

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 19:21 31%

IAH · 59m · leaves 15:03 36%

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.


Southwest WN 4627 BWI 06:15 → FLL United UA 210 FLL 11:11 → EWR Connection details →	2h 16m	8h 00m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 1067 BWI 08:10 → RDU United UA 3443 RDU 12:40 → EWR Connection details →	3h 10m	6h 22m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 883 BWI 06:38 → BOS United UA 2394 BOS 10:58 → EWR Connection details →	2h 50m	5h 48m	100%	85%

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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