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 1 time in 5 at 8 am and 2 times in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	EWR	MSN	2h 40m	76%	4.8%	435	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 06:30 → DCA 07:46UA 4437 · flown by GoJet	3h 04m Washington	DCA 10:50 → MSN 12:13AA 4523 · flown by Republic	6h 43m	93%	86%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	2h 53m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → MSN 11:49UA 5843 · flown by SkyWest	6h 49m	98%	85%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 11m Charlotte	CLT 11:12 → MSN 12:37AA 5457 · flown by PSA	7h 34m	98%	84%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 08:35 → BOS 09:51UA 1110	3h 17m Boston	BOS 13:08 → MSN 15:03DL 5603 · flown by Republic	7h 28m	100%	83%
American Details →	EWR 06:56 → ORD 08:44AA 3267	2h 08m Chicago	ORD 10:52 → MSN 12:02AA 3437 · flown by Envoy	6h 06m	93%	81%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 07:30 → DTW 09:31UA 3672 · flown by Republic	2h 55m Detroit	DTW 12:26 → MSN 12:43DL 844	6h 13m	100%	79%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 07:59 → ORD 09:43UA 2488	3h 31m Chicago	ORD 13:14 → MSN 14:19AA 3716 · flown by Envoy	7h 23m	100%	79%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	EWR 08:45 → ATL 11:08UA 2669	3h 35m Atlanta	ATL 14:43 → MSN 15:50DL 2599	8h 05m	99%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	EWR 18:45 → MSP 21:00DL 2866	59m Minneapolis	MSP 21:59 → MSN 23:00DL 1599	5h 17m	74%	58%
American Details →	EWR 19:29 → CLT 21:32AA 1811	1h 13m Charlotte	CLT 22:45 → MSN 23:42AA 1426	5h 30m	69%	44%
United Details →	EWR 17:12 → DEN 19:45UA 1197	49m Denver	DEN 20:34 → MSN 23:59UA 5214 · flown by SkyWest	7h 47m	59%	35%

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

ORD · 58m · leaves 06:00 9%

ATL · 56m · leaves 06:00 19%

DTW · 53m · leaves 09:39 20%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 13m · leaves 19:29 31%

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 16:45 38%

DEN · 49m · leaves 17:12 41%

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