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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Houston on time 77% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:23UA 1012	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → HOU 12:11DL 1195	7h 12m	100%	82%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:45 → CHS 08:51UA 2355	3h 09m Charleston	CHS 12:00 → HOU 13:30WN 356	7h 45m	98%	81%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	3h 45m Denver	DEN 12:30 → HOU 16:05WN 1544	10h 35m	100%	79%
American Details →	EWR 05:51 → DFW 08:40AA 2728	2h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:51 → HOU 12:16AA 6413 · flown by SkyWest	7h 25m	99%	74%
Delta Details →	EWR 10:31 → ATL 12:54DL 2325	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → HOU 16:23DL 2381	6h 54m	95%	72%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 07:00 → MSY 09:11UA 1309	3h 09m New Orleans	MSY 12:20 → HOU 13:35WN 1642	7h 35m	98%	71%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 14:15 → CMH 16:10UA 3492 · flown by Republic	3h 45m Columbus	CMH 19:55 → HOU 21:35WN 1190	8h 20m	98%	69%
American Details →	EWR 08:00 → DFW 10:51AA 1303	3h 31m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:22 → HOU 15:44AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	8h 45m	97%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	EWR 12:21 → DFW 15:10AA 1441	1h 46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:56 → HOU 18:19AA 6385 · flown by SkyWest	6h 58m	70%	42%

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