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 87% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	CAE	EWR	2h 11m	90%	3.7%	160	Flying now
Spirit	CAE	EWR	–	67%few flights	4.0%	25	Not 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.


American Details →	CAE 05:00 → CLT 06:09AA 5855 · flown by Piedmont	1h 51m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 59m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	CAE 05:35 → ATL 06:43DL 3038	3h 20m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 49m	99%	80%
United Details →	CAE 06:25 → ORD 07:52UA 4496 · flown by GoJet	2h 59m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	7h 52m	97%	73%
Delta Details →	CAE 10:10 → ATL 11:16DL 1010	1h 53m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	5h 14m	99%	71%
Delta Details →	CAE 18:01 → ATL 19:13DL 2153	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:57 +1DL 2552	6h 57m	94%	64%
Delta Details →	CAE 11:58 → ATL 13:10DL 5091 · flown by Endeavor	2h 23m Atlanta	ATL 15:33 → EWR 17:54DL 2340	5h 56m	99%	63%
American Details →	CAE 14:32 → CLT 15:48AA 6047 · flown by Piedmont	2h 33m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	5h 58m	96%	63%
United Details →	CAE 19:45 → IAD 21:24UA 4259 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 05m Dulles	IAD 22:29 → EWR 23:59UA 1997	4h 14m	84%	62%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CAE 16:10 → CLT 17:27AA 6046 · flown by Piedmont	54m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	4h 20m	71%	46%
American Details →	CAE 18:03 → CLT 19:21AA 6045 · flown by Piedmont	48m Charlotte	CLT 20:09 → EWR 22:08AA 2794	4h 05m	70%	40%
Delta Details →	CAE 18:01 → ATL 19:13DL 2153	57m Atlanta	ATL 20:10 → EWR 22:29DL 2527	4h 28m	60%	38%

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 · 49m · leaves 10:10 6%

ORD · 48m · leaves 06:25 14%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 17:41 24%

CLT · 48m · leaves 18:03 30%

ATL · 57m · leaves 18:01 40%

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.


Delta DL 3038 CAE 05:35 → ATL United UA 1705 ATL 09:26 → EWR Connection details →	2h 43m	6h 09m	97%	73%
American AA 5603 CAE 06:00 → DCA United UA 4184 DCA 10:07 → EWR Connection details →	2h 27m	5h 29m	93%	73%
American AA 6042 CAE 11:10 → CLT United UA 3450 CLT 14:35 → EWR Connection details →	2h 13m	5h 30m	96%	72%

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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