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 8 am and 28% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	EWR	GRR	2h 20m	84%	4.4%	847	Flying now
Allegiant	EWR	GRR	1h 55m	75%few flights	0.0%	16	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	EWR 13:00 → DTW 14:55DL 2577	3h 05m Detroit	DTW 18:00 → GRR 19:01DL 5800 · flown by Republic	6h 01m	97%	87%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	2h 55m Chicago	ORD 10:37 → GRR 12:50UA 1297	6h 50m	98%	83%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 02m Charlotte	CLT 08:59 → GRR 10:52AA 1890	5h 52m	97%	83%
American Details →	EWR 06:56 → ORD 08:44AA 3267	3h 12m Chicago	ORD 11:56 → GRR 14:05AA 3553 · flown by Envoy	7h 09m	95%	83%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 26m Atlanta	ATL 09:50 → GRR 11:46DL 2547	5h 46m	93%	77%
Delta Details →	EWR 10:31 → ATL 12:54DL 2325	2h 25m Atlanta	ATL 15:19 → GRR 17:14DL 2058	6h 44m	96%	76%
Delta Details →	EWR 16:29 → ATL 19:00DL 2322	2h 59m Atlanta	ATL 21:59 → GRR 23:54DL 2865	7h 26m	95%	75%
United Details →	EWR 07:59 → ORD 09:43UA 2488	2h 57m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → GRR 14:55UA 4598 · flown by GoJet	6h 56m	100%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 18:15 → ORD 20:10UA 254	1h 30m Chicago	ORD 21:40 → GRR 23:57UA 5303 · flown by SkyWest	5h 42m	72%	43%
American Details →	EWR 19:29 → CLT 21:32AA 1811	56m Charlotte	CLT 22:28 → GRR 00:21 +1AA 3113	4h 51m	55%	32%
American Details →	EWR 14:20 → ORD 16:15AA 2250	56m Chicago	ORD 17:11 → GRR 19:24AA 4729 · flown by Republic	5h 01m	54%	28%

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

CLT · 58m · leaves 06:00 7%

ORD · 1h 08m · leaves 06:00 7%

DTW · 55m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 54m · leaves 16:29 28%

CLT · 56m · leaves 19:29 45%

ORD · 56m · leaves 14:20 46%

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 2800 EWR 07:15 → ORD American AA 3553 ORD 11:56 → GRR Connection details →	2h 56m	6h 50m	100%	83%
United UA 3437 EWR 14:07 → DTW Delta DL 5800 DTW 18:00 → GRR Connection details →	1h 53m	4h 54m	87%	77%
American AA 3267 EWR 06:56 → ORD United UA 1297 ORD 10:37 → GRR Connection details →	1h 53m	5h 54m	89%	77%

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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