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 BZN → EWR flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	BZN	EWR	4h 20m	76%	2.4%	375	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 (Newark is 2 h ahead of Bozeman). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	BZN 18:58 → SEA 20:02AS 3498 · flown by SkyWest	2h 38m Seattle	SEA 22:40 → EWR 06:59 +1AS 314	10h 01m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	BZN 19:30 → SLC 20:55DL 3676 · flown by SkyWest	2h 43m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:38 → EWR 06:00 +1DL 2038	8h 25m	97%	82%
United Details →	BZN 06:30 → DEN 08:24UA 1362	1h 38m Denver	DEN 10:02 → EWR 16:00UA 1423	7h 30m	98%	82%
United Details →	BZN 17:26 → LAX 19:07UA 741	1h 53m Los Angeles	LAX 21:00 → EWR 05:18 +1UA 2397	9h 52m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	BZN 05:15 → SLC 06:36DL 491	3h 53m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:29 → EWR 16:49DL 2033	9h 38m	99%	79%
United Details →	BZN 16:17 → SFO 17:50UA 1702	3h 25m San Francisco	SFO 21:15 → EWR 05:51 +1UA 698	11h 34m	95%	77%
United Details →	BZN 14:26 → DEN 16:20UA 2258	2h 50m Denver	DEN 19:10 → EWR 01:04 +1UA 2093	8h 38m	96%	75%
Alaska Details →	BZN 06:03 → SEA 06:57AS 461	3h 08m Seattle	SEA 10:05 → EWR 18:29AS 477	10h 26m	100%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	BZN 16:24 → ORD 20:40UA 1744	50m Chicago	ORD 21:30 → EWR 00:53 +1UA 1209	6h 29m	54%	35%
United Details →	BZN 16:29 → DEN 18:23UA 1322	47m Denver	DEN 19:10 → EWR 01:04 +1UA 2767	6h 35m	46%	25%

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

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 06:45 15%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 1h 00m · leaves 15:53 12%

ORD · 50m · leaves 16:24 46%

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.


Alaska AS 3498 BZN 18:58 → SEA United UA 1274 SEA 23:00 → EWR Connection details →	2h 58m	10h 20m	96%	81%
Alaska AS 2141 BZN 10:26 → SEA United UA 2100 SEA 15:23 → EWR Connection details →	4h 00m	11h 23m	99%	81%
Southwest WN 1137 BZN 19:15 → LAS United UA 406 LAS 23:45 → EWR Connection details →	3h 20m	10h 26m	96%	80%

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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