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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 18% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 3 at 7 pm.

Best connections, one ticket

Ranked by chance you reach Newark on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Newark is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DAL 06:05 → ATL 09:15DL 516	3h 54m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	8h 19m	98%	69%
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	3h 26m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:57 +1DL 2552	7h 59m	97%	65%
Delta Details →	DAL 10:09 → ATL 13:20DL 441	2h 13m Atlanta	ATL 15:33 → EWR 17:54DL 2340	6h 45m	97%	60%
Delta Details →	DAL 12:19 → ATL 15:31DL 1115	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 18:35 → EWR 20:54DL 2498	7h 36m	97%	52%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DAL 15:59 → ATL 19:14DL 512	56m Atlanta	ATL 20:10 → EWR 22:29DL 2527	5h 30m	68%	42%

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 · 48m · leaves 06:05 18%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 56m · leaves 15:59 32%

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 1466 DAL 06:20 → MSY United UA 2172 MSY 10:10 → EWR Connection details →	2h 25m	6h 53m	98%	90%
Southwest WN 1304 DAL 19:10 → DEN United UA 1745 DEN 23:59 → EWR Connection details →	3h 29m	9h 30m	98%	89%
Southwest WN 1296 DAL 06:00 → DEN United UA 1423 DEN 10:02 → EWR Connection details →	3h 02m	9h 00m	100%	83%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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