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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 77% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Allegiant	EWR	AVL	2h 00m	80%	1.6%	126	Flying now
United	EWR	AVL	2h 13m	76%	5.8%	462	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 08m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → AVL 10:19AA 6030 · flown by Piedmont	5h 19m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 41m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → AVL 11:10DL 573	5h 10m	93%	84%
American Details →	EWR 07:30 → CLT 09:35AA 1575	3h 38m Charlotte	CLT 13:13 → AVL 14:19AA 6112 · flown by Piedmont	6h 49m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 12:16 → AVL 13:14DL 1182	6h 07m	98%	80%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	55m Denver	DEN 09:40 → AVL 14:39UA 1464	8h 09m	94%	78%
Delta Details →	EWR 16:29 → ATL 19:00DL 2322	3h 46m Atlanta	ATL 22:46 → AVL 23:46DL 3116	7h 17m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	EWR 08:30 → ATL 10:52DL 2365	2h 53m Atlanta	ATL 13:45 → AVL 14:41DL 3099	6h 11m	96%	77%
United Details →	EWR 09:20 → ORD 11:04UA 2290	2h 51m Chicago	ORD 13:55 → AVL 16:58UA 5573 · flown by SkyWest	7h 38m	97%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	EWR 19:29 → CLT 21:32AA 1811	1h 43m Charlotte	CLT 23:15 → AVL 00:15 +1AA 5588 · flown by PSA	4h 46m	72%	44%
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	1h 00m Atlanta	ATL 22:46 → AVL 23:46DL 3116	4h 47m	60%	42%
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → AVL 20:50UA 5663 · flown by SkyWest	6h 05m	63%	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

DEN · 55m · leaves 06:30 6%

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 06:00 6%

ORD · 55m · leaves 05:30 12%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 13:30 11%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 14:45 37%

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 18:59 40%

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.


United UA 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 573 ATL 10:05 → AVL Connection details →	1h 42m	5h 10m	92%	83%
United UA 3517 EWR 07:25 → CLT American AA 6112 CLT 13:13 → AVL Connection details →	3h 42m	6h 54m	100%	82%
Frontier F9 4601 EWR 05:55 → ATL Delta DL 1182 ATL 12:16 → AVL Connection details →	3h 32m	7h 17m	98%	81%

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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