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 70-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 3 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	DFW	3h 52m	81%	2.6%	1,819	Flying now
American	EWR	DFW	4h 07m	80%	4.0%	1,439	Flying now
Frontier	EWR	DFW	3h 53m	74%	2.3%	87	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	DFW	4h 05m	68%	4.7%	258	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	55m Denver	DEN 09:40 → DFW 12:48UA 355	7h 18m	94%	89%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	1h 08m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → DFW 10:53UA 2471	5h 53m	98%	83%
American Details →	EWR 05:31 → MIA 08:45AA 1196	3h 30m Miami	MIA 12:15 → DFW 14:34AA 3290	10h 03m	99%	80%
United Details →	EWR 07:05 → IAH 09:50UA 2438	2h 15m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	7h 29m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 28m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	6h 16m	93%	77%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 29m Charlotte	CLT 11:30 → DFW 13:16AA 1285	8h 16m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	2h 06m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	6h 45m	96%	75%
American Details →	EWR 07:15 → PHX 09:28AA 1282	1h 03m Phoenix	PHX 10:31 → DFW 15:10AA 3284	8h 55m	87%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 13:00 → ORD 14:43UA 2053	57m Chicago	ORD 15:40 → DFW 18:22UA 793	6h 22m	73%	47%
United Details →	EWR 16:45 → ORD 18:34UA 661	1h 16m Chicago	ORD 19:50 → DFW 22:36UA 1673	6h 51m	66%	40%
American Details →	EWR 18:30 → MIA 21:55AA 3119	54m Miami	MIA 22:49 → DFW 00:59 +1AA 2343	7h 29m	73%	35%

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%

MIA · 1h 20m · leaves 05:31 3%

BOS · 1h 10m · leaves 09:30 5%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 16m · leaves 16:45 34%

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 18:59 34%

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 19:29 37%

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 1364 EWR 07:00 → FLL American AA 2210 FLL 11:59 → DFW Connection details →	1h 54m	8h 12m	95%	86%
United UA 3672 EWR 07:30 → DTW Delta DL 1041 DTW 12:45 → DFW Connection details →	3h 14m	8h 04m	100%	84%
United UA 2646 EWR 06:30 → PHX American AA 3284 PHX 10:31 → DFW Connection details →	1h 49m	9h 40m	96%	82%

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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