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 50-minute layover misses 1 time in 5 at 12 pm and 2 times in 5 at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	EWR	CHA	2h 23m	75%	4.2%	168	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	CHA	2h 12m	83%few flights	4.2%	24	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 11:33 → CHA 12:23DL 1737	5h 18m	96%	83%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	2h 43m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → CHA 13:16UA 4543 · flown by GoJet	7h 16m	98%	81%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 24m Charlotte	CLT 11:25 → CHA 12:54AA 6127 · flown by Piedmont	6h 54m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	EWR 08:30 → ATL 10:52DL 2365	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 13:14 → CHA 14:05DL 3141	5h 35m	94%	77%
United Details →	EWR 07:59 → IAH 10:44UA 332	2h 06m Houston	IAH 12:50 → CHA 16:03UA 5091 · flown by SkyWest	8h 04m	96%	65%
Delta Details →	EWR 10:31 → ATL 12:54DL 2325	1h 32m Atlanta	ATL 14:26 → CHA 15:20DL 3057	4h 49m	89%	64%
United Details →	EWR 10:24 → ORD 12:06UA 1525	2h 24m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → CHA 17:23UA 4465 · flown by GoJet	6h 59m	95%	63%
Delta Details →	EWR 16:29 → ATL 19:00DL 2322	4h 00m Atlanta	ATL 23:00 → CHA 23:55DL 1059	7h 27m	98%	61%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 15:40 → IAH 18:46UA 2815	1h 09m Houston	IAH 19:55 → CHA 23:06UA 5094 · flown by SkyWest	7h 26m	71%	47%
American Details →	EWR 19:29 → CLT 21:32AA 1811	1h 03m Charlotte	CLT 22:35 → CHA 00:05 +1AA 6085 · flown by Piedmont	4h 36m	64%	37%
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 22m Chicago	ORD 17:50 → CHA 20:49UA 4507 · flown by GoJet	6h 04m	64%	37%

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

DTW · 52m · leaves 09:39 21%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 03m · leaves 19:29 36%

ATL · 46m · leaves 15:25 41%

DFW · 1h 03m · leaves 17:10 53%

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 1737 ATL 11:33 → CHA Connection details →	3h 10m	6h 23m	100%	87%
United UA 3672 EWR 07:30 → DTW Delta DL 5117 DTW 12:25 → CHA Connection details →	2h 54m	6h 44m	100%	75%
United UA 2669 EWR 08:45 → ATL Delta DL 3141 ATL 13:14 → CHA Connection details →	2h 06m	5h 20m	89%	74%

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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