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 70-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 9 am and 31% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	DCA	EWR	1h 22m	72%	5.8%	3,282	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 →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	1h 34m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 59m	97%	82%
American Details →	DCA 06:18 → CLT 07:57AA 1581	2h 46m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	6h 19m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 24m	99%	79%
United Details →	DCA 06:00 → IAH 08:13UA 1450	1h 35m Houston	IAH 09:48 → EWR 14:27UA 2402	8h 27m	98%	77%
United Details →	DCA 07:15 → ORD 08:28UA 2638	3h 43m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	8h 24m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → DTW 07:30DL 2869	2h 45m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 59m	98%	76%
United Details →	DCA 06:30 → ORD 07:46UA 1793	3h 05m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	7h 47m	99%	74%
American Details →	DCA 08:10 → MIA 11:07AA 422	2h 28m Miami	MIA 13:35 → EWR 16:39AA 1823	8h 31m	97%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DCA 19:35 → ATL 21:35DL 950	1h 05m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:57 +1DL 2552	5h 23m	73%	48%
Delta Details →	DCA 15:15 → BOS 17:02DL 5600 · flown by Republic	1h 13m Boston	BOS 18:15 → EWR 19:56DL 5718 · flown by Republic	4h 41m	69%	36%
United Details →	DCA 19:10 → ORD 20:32UA 1193	58m Chicago	ORD 21:30 → EWR 00:53 +1UA 1209	5h 43m	55%	34%

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 12m · leaves 06:59 5%

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 08:20 6%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 08:25 6%

Afternoon and evening

CVG · 1h 09m · leaves 14:45 28%

BOS · 1h 13m · leaves 15:15 31%

ORD · 58m · leaves 19:10 45%

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 4580 DCA 06:00 → MCO United UA 2120 MCO 10:22 → EWR Connection details →	2h 02m	7h 05m	98%	84%
American AA 3564 DCA 08:24 → HHH United UA 3447 HHH 13:45 → EWR Connection details →	3h 18m	7h 36m	100%	84%
Delta DL 5269 DCA 07:59 → RDU United UA 3443 RDU 12:40 → EWR Connection details →	3h 31m	6h 33m	97%	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