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 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops


United	CLT	EWR	2h 05m	80%	4.4%	1,527	Flying now
American	CLT	EWR	1h 56m	72%	3.4%	1,819	Flying now
Spirit	CLT	EWR	1h 58m	76%	6.7%	373	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 →	CLT 05:15 → MIA 07:20AA 1165	1h 05m Miami	MIA 08:25 → EWR 11:30AA 1822	6h 15m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	1h 50m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	5h 25m	98%	81%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	1h 00m Dulles	IAD 08:29 → EWR 09:55UA 2396	3h 55m	92%	78%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 59m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 30m Atlanta	ATL 08:12 → EWR 10:29DL 2397	4h 59m	98%	77%
United Details →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	2h 49m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	7h 34m	95%	72%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:20 → MSP 08:02DL 2491	1h 12m Minneapolis	MSP 09:14 → EWR 12:56DL 2895	6h 36m	95%	72%
Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	7h 23m	100%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 19:48 → ATL 21:10DL 2132	1h 30m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:57 +1DL 2552	5h 10m	71%	49%
American Details →	CLT 16:40 → MIA 18:57AA 2231	50m Miami	MIA 19:47 → EWR 22:53AA 322	6h 15m	55%	24%
American Details →	CLT 15:25 → ORD 16:46AA 2907	50m Chicago	ORD 17:36 → EWR 21:00AA 3253	5h 35m	40%	17%

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 12m · leaves 06:20 5%

MIA · 1h 05m · leaves 05:15 5%

IAD · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 57m · leaves 17:00 21%

MIA · 50m · leaves 16:40 45%

ORD · 50m · leaves 15:25 60%

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 6048 CLT 07:15 → CAE United UA 4607 CAE 11:18 → EWR Connection details →	2h 57m	6h 14m	100%	92%
American AA 5817 CLT 07:10 → CHS United UA 674 CHS 11:13 → EWR Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 05m	100%	88%
American AA 5798 CLT 07:16 → GSP United UA 3684 GSP 11:18 → EWR Connection details →	3h 00m	6h 04m	100%	87%

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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