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 7% of the time at 7 am and almost half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	CLT	2h 09m	83%	3.0%	1,527	Flying now
American	EWR	CLT	2h 06m	82%	3.6%	1,819	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	CLT	1h 59m	72%	6.7%	375	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	EWR 09:39 → DTW 11:33DL 2566	2h 32m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → CLT 15:58DL 1429	6h 19m	99%	82%
United Details →	EWR 07:15 → ORD 09:00UA 2800	1h 26m Chicago	ORD 10:26 → CLT 13:50UA 3450 · flown by Republic	6h 35m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 12:20 → CLT 13:35DL 2157	6h 30m	98%	79%
American Details →	EWR 05:31 → MIA 08:45AA 1196	1h 10m Miami	MIA 09:55 → CLT 12:05AA 840	6h 34m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 10:10 → CLT 11:26DL 3190	5h 28m	93%	78%
Delta Details →	EWR 16:29 → ATL 19:00DL 2322	3h 41m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	7h 30m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 2596	2h 42m Detroit	DTW 10:37 → CLT 12:26DL 2684	6h 26m	96%	77%
United Details →	EWR 10:24 → ORD 12:06UA 1525	2h 24m Chicago	ORD 14:30 → CLT 17:59UA 5757 · flown by SkyWest	7h 35m	95%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	55m Atlanta	ATL 22:41 → CLT 23:59DL 3177	5h 00m	55%	39%
United Details →	EWR 15:08 → IAD 16:32UA 1992	48m Dulles	IAD 17:20 → CLT 19:02UA 6209 · flown by Mesa	3h 54m	51%	34%
American Details →	EWR 17:10 → DFW 20:10AA 1810	1h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:14 → CLT 00:53 +1AA 2409	7h 43m	47%	13%

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

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 05:51 3%

MIA · 1h 10m · leaves 05:31 3%

IAD · 53m · leaves 06:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 55m · leaves 18:59 45%

IAD · 48m · leaves 15:08 49%

DFW · 1h 04m · 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 3683 EWR 06:15 → IND American AA 1944 IND 11:30 → CLT Connection details →	3h 07m	7h 00m	99%	91%
United UA 3639 EWR 08:12 → RIC American AA 5199 RIC 13:05 → CLT Connection details →	3h 16m	6h 18m	100%	86%
United UA 1979 EWR 07:00 → TPA American AA 2828 TPA 11:56 → CLT Connection details →	2h 05m	6h 53m	97%	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