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 83% on time.

Nonstops


United	CMH	EWR	1h 53m	83%	3.9%	2,072	Flying now
Spirit	CMH	EWR	1h 53m	81%few flights	15.8%	19	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 →	CMH 06:09 → CLT 07:39AA 3206	3h 04m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	6h 28m	99%	84%
United Details →	CMH 05:30 → ORD 06:09UA 3524 · flown by Republic	1h 01m Chicago	ORD 07:10 → EWR 10:30UA 563	5h 00m	94%	84%
Delta Details →	CMH 06:00 → ATL 07:36DL 2469	2h 27m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 24m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	CMH 06:30 → DTW 07:39DL 5701 · flown by Republic	2h 36m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 29m	98%	77%
United Details →	CMH 07:00 → ORD 07:39UA 3429 · flown by Republic	3h 12m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	7h 17m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	CMH 07:00 → MSP 08:03DL 2403	1h 11m Minneapolis	MSP 09:14 → EWR 12:56DL 2895	5h 56m	96%	74%
Delta Details →	CMH 08:08 → ATL 09:45DL 3165	3h 24m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	7h 16m	98%	71%
United Details →	CMH 09:00 → ORD 09:36UA 466	2h 35m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	6h 39m	98%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CMH 18:19 → MIA 21:02AA 4085 · flown by Envoy	58m Miami	MIA 22:00 → EWR 00:59 +1AA 2008	6h 40m	74%	45%
American Details →	CMH 15:44 → CLT 17:31AA 5134 · flown by PSA	50m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	4h 46m	66%	43%
American Details →	CMH 17:26 → CLT 19:12AA 5117 · flown by PSA	57m Charlotte	CLT 20:09 → EWR 22:08AA 2794	4h 42m	61%	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 11m · leaves 07:00 4%

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 08:04 5%

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 05:30 6%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 06m · leaves 15:48 14%

MIA · 58m · leaves 18:19 26%

CLT · 57m · leaves 17:26 39%

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 1193 CMH 05:10 → MCO United UA 1227 MCO 09:10 → EWR Connection details →	1h 50m	6h 43m	98%	88%
American AA 3206 CMH 06:09 → CLT United UA 3448 CLT 11:10 → EWR Connection details →	3h 31m	7h 07m	99%	84%
Delta DL 5663 CMH 06:00 → BOS United UA 2394 BOS 10:58 → EWR Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 26m	99%	83%

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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