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 75-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 28% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	BNA	2h 34m	76%	3.1%	1,812	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	BNA	2h 23m	75%	0.0%	64	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	EWR 07:59 → ORD 09:43UA 2488	2h 46m Chicago	ORD 12:29 → BNA 14:14UA 3634 · flown by Republic	7h 15m	100%	85%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	1h 08m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → BNA 09:29UA 1366	4h 29m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	2h 57m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → BNA 11:33DL 2867	6h 33m	95%	81%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 08m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → BNA 09:49AA 5083 · flown by PSA	5h 49m	97%	80%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	58m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → BNA 10:34UA 5304 · flown by SkyWest	5h 34m	91%	79%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	1h 05m Denver	DEN 09:50 → BNA 13:33UA 1048	8h 03m	97%	78%
United Details →	EWR 07:05 → IAH 09:50UA 2438	2h 05m Houston	IAH 11:55 → BNA 14:02UA 1318	7h 57m	99%	78%
United Details →	EWR 07:15 → ORD 09:00UA 2800	1h 37m Chicago	ORD 10:37 → BNA 12:29UA 2414	6h 14m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	1h 14m Atlanta	ATL 23:00 → BNA 23:15DL 3121	5h 16m	68%	46%
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 17:58 → BNA 19:44UA 2784	5h 59m	72%	42%
United Details →	EWR 16:45 → ORD 18:34UA 661	1h 23m Chicago	ORD 19:57 → BNA 21:45UA 2063	6h 00m	72%	33%

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

IAD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:00 2%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 05:51 2%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 06:30 3%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 14m · leaves 18:59 32%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 17:10 44%

ORD · 50m · leaves 14:20 51%

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 3672 EWR 07:30 → DTW Delta DL 1557 DTW 12:25 → BNA Connection details →	2h 54m	6h 36m	100%	87%
United UA 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2867 ATL 11:21 → BNA Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 33m	100%	86%
United UA 1890 EWR 07:15 → RDU Southwest WN 684 RDU 10:40 → BNA Connection details →	1h 44m	5h 00m	90%	84%

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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