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

The nonstop is quickest: United CHA → EWR (2h 21m), on time 65% of the time. American via Charlotte (4h 59m) is more reliable, 86%, but takes 2h 38m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	CHA	EWR	2h 21m	69%	5.4%	168	Flying now
Spirit	CHA	EWR	2h 12m	65%few flights	8.0%	25	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 →	CHA 05:00 → CLT 06:32AA 5866 · flown by Piedmont	1h 28m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 59m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	CHA 05:35 → ATL 06:29DL 1044	3h 34m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 49m	100%	81%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	CHA 07:04 → DCA 08:59AA 4580 · flown by Republic	2h 01m Washington	DCA 11:00 → EWR 12:22UA 4508 · flown by GoJet	5h 18m	100%	80%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	CHA 09:19 → CLT 10:56AA 6050 · flown by Piedmont	3h 39m Charlotte	CLT 14:35 → EWR 16:40UA 3450 · flown by Republic	7h 21m	100%	76%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	CHA 06:05 → ORD 07:02AA 3725 · flown by Envoy	3h 49m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	8h 12m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	CHA 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 4652 · flown by Endeavor	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 59m	96%	76%
United Details →	CHA 06:00 → ORD 06:59UA 4540 · flown by GoJet	1h 41m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → EWR 12:06UA 2301	6h 06m	95%	73%
Delta Details →	CHA 10:01 → ATL 11:02DL 5309 · flown by Endeavor	2h 07m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	5h 23m	97%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CHA 12:21 → DFW 13:39AA 3451 · flown by Envoy	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:25 → EWR 19:04AA 618	6h 43m	75%	39%
Delta Details →	CHA 15:00 → DTW 16:58DL 5117 · flown by Endeavor	46m Detroit	DTW 17:44 → EWR 19:30DL 2567	4h 30m	71%	36%
United Details →	CHA 13:53 → ORD 14:55UA 4571 · flown by GoJet	1h 02m Chicago	ORD 15:57 → EWR 19:33UA 2171	5h 40m	72%	16%

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 10:01 9%

CLT · 48m · leaves 08:18 23%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 46m · leaves 15:00 29%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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