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 4% of the time at 7 am and 2 times in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	CLE	1h 46m	80%	3.3%	2,198	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	EWR 06:30 → MCO 09:16UA 788	2h 19m Orlando	MCO 11:35 → CLE 14:06UA 486	7h 36m	100%	89%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	1h 23m Chicago	ORD 09:05 → CLE 11:41UA 3422 · flown by Republic	5h 41m	95%	86%
United Details →	EWR 07:00 → FLL 10:05UA 1364	1h 15m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 11:20 → CLE 14:05UA 2067	7h 05m	96%	86%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	58m Dulles	IAD 08:20 → CLE 09:41UA 1926	3h 41m	96%	84%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:30 → BOS 10:55DL 5764 · flown by Republic	3h 59m Boston	BOS 14:54 → CLE 17:06DL 5641 · flown by Republic	7h 36m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 11:52 → CLE 13:38DL 775	6h 33m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 08:30 → ATL 10:52DL 2365	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 13:36 → CLE 15:23DL 2545	6h 53m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 19m Atlanta	ATL 09:43 → CLE 11:32DL 2978	5h 33m	91%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	EWR 14:20 → ORD 16:15AA 2250	1h 24m Chicago	ORD 17:39 → CLE 20:14AA 3466 · flown by Envoy	5h 52m	73%	44%
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 22m Chicago	ORD 17:50 → CLE 20:18UA 2652	5h 33m	64%	35%
United Details →	EWR 18:15 → ORD 20:10UA 254	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → CLE 23:49UA 457	5h 34m	59%	30%

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 · 58m · leaves 06:00 4%

FLL · 1h 15m · leaves 07:00 4%

ATL · 1h 19m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 58m · leaves 15:08 35%

ATL · 1h 03m · leaves 18:59 39%

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 18:15 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.


United UA 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 775 ATL 11:52 → CLE Connection details →	3h 29m	7h 38m	100%	83%
United UA 1110 EWR 08:35 → BOS JetBlue B6 641 BOS 13:06 → CLE Connection details →	3h 15m	6h 30m	100%	80%
United UA 375 EWR 10:00 → BOS Delta DL 5641 BOS 14:54 → CLE Connection details →	3h 38m	7h 06m	99%	80%

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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