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 → BGR flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	EWR	BGR	1h 37m	76%	4.7%	804	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	EWR 07:59 → ORD 09:43UA 2488	2h 15m Chicago	ORD 11:58 → BGR 15:42UA 5424 · flown by SkyWest	7h 43m	99%	89%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	2h 59m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → BGR 13:32AA 1463	7h 28m	98%	84%
American Details →	EWR 05:30 → ORD 07:15AA 3185	50m Chicago	ORD 08:05 → BGR 11:49AA 2299	6h 24m	88%	59%
United Details →	EWR 13:00 → ORD 14:43UA 2053	3h 16m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → BGR 21:47UA 5681 · flown by SkyWest	8h 47m	97%	53%
American Details →	EWR 14:20 → ORD 16:15AA 2250	2h 59m Chicago	ORD 19:14 → BGR 23:03AA 4615 · flown by Republic	8h 43m	85%	44%
American Details →	EWR 07:30 → CLT 09:35AA 1575	3h 25m Charlotte	CLT 13:00 → BGR 15:28AA 851	7h 58m	98%	43%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 31m Chicago	ORD 17:59 → BGR 21:47UA 5681 · flown by SkyWest	7h 02m	72%	39%

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 · 50m · leaves 05:30 12%

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.


American AA 3267 EWR 06:56 → ORD United UA 5424 ORD 11:58 → BGR Connection details →	3h 14m	8h 46m	95%	86%
United UA 4444 EWR 09:00 → DCA American AA 5568 DCA 13:39 → BGR Connection details →	3h 16m	6h 40m	96%	47%
United UA 2788 EWR 14:45 → ORD American AA 4615 ORD 19:14 → BGR Connection details →	2h 46m	8h 18m	78%	43%

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