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

No clear winner: United’s EWR → ILM flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	EWR	ILM	1h 51m	76%	5.7%	721	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Wilmington on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	1h 48m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → ILM 12:51AA 3613 · flown by Envoy	6h 51m	92%	85%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 14m Charlotte	CLT 11:15 → ILM 12:33AA 5822 · flown by Piedmont	6h 33m	98%	83%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:23UA 1012	3h 52m Atlanta	ATL 12:15 → ILM 13:43DL 731	7h 43m	100%	83%
American Details →	EWR 07:30 → CLT 09:35AA 1575	3h 30m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → ILM 14:19AA 5809 · flown by Piedmont	6h 49m	98%	81%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 07:00 → BOS 08:17UA 593	3h 29m Boston	BOS 11:46 → ILM 13:58AA 4738 · flown by Republic	7h 00m	98%	81%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 23m Charlotte	CLT 09:20 → ILM 10:38AA 5820 · flown by Piedmont	5h 38m	97%	80%
American Details →	EWR 05:30 → ORD 07:15AA 3185	58m Chicago	ORD 08:13 → ILM 11:39AA 3695 · flown by Envoy	6h 09m	88%	78%
United Details →	EWR 07:15 → ORD 09:00UA 2800	2h 34m Chicago	ORD 11:34 → ILM 15:00UA 5932 · flown by SkyWest	7h 45m	100%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	EWR 13:30 → CLT 15:34AA 1819	50m Charlotte	CLT 16:24 → ILM 17:41AA 6116 · flown by Piedmont	4h 11m	72%	50%
American Details →	EWR 19:29 → CLT 21:32AA 1811	1h 08m Charlotte	CLT 22:40 → ILM 23:49AA 1017	4h 19m	67%	44%

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

CLT · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 4%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 08:00 12%

ORD · 58m · leaves 05:30 12%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 08m · leaves 19:29 33%

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.

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