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 44% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	IND	2h 22m	84%	3.8%	1,938	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	IND	2h 12m	70%	4.6%	284	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Indianapolis 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 27m Detroit	DTW 14:00 → IND 15:19DL 5846 · flown by Republic	5h 40m	99%	88%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	1h 59m Charlotte	CLT 08:56 → IND 10:35AA 1944	5h 35m	96%	85%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	1h 02m Dulles	IAD 08:24 → IND 10:13UA 3561 · flown by Republic	4h 13m	96%	85%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:30 → BOS 10:55DL 5764 · flown by Republic	3h 04m Boston	BOS 13:59 → IND 16:41DL 5627 · flown by Republic	7h 11m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	6h 40m	95%	81%
Delta Details →	EWR 11:47 → MSP 13:44DL 2864	2h 01m Minneapolis	MSP 15:45 → IND 18:22DL 1456	6h 35m	94%	80%
United Details →	EWR 07:59 → IAH 10:44UA 332	1h 11m Houston	IAH 11:55 → IND 15:25UA 1687	7h 26m	92%	79%
Delta Details →	EWR 08:30 → ATL 10:52DL 2365	2h 56m Atlanta	ATL 13:48 → IND 15:20DL 3134	6h 50m	96%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 27m Chicago	ORD 17:55 → IND 20:13UA 3455 · flown by Republic	5h 28m	69%	46%
United Details →	EWR 16:45 → ORD 18:34UA 661	1h 11m Chicago	ORD 19:45 → IND 22:05UA 3707 · flown by Republic	5h 20m	62%	44%
United Details →	EWR 15:08 → IAD 16:32UA 1992	51m Dulles	IAD 17:23 → IND 19:16UA 3585 · flown by Republic	4h 08m	56%	42%

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 02m · leaves 06:00 4%

CLT · 55m · leaves 06:00 7%

IAH · 1h 11m · leaves 07:59 8%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 11m · leaves 16:45 38%

IAD · 51m · leaves 15:08 44%

CLT · 56m · leaves 19:29 45%

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 3013 ATL 11:05 → IND Connection details →	2h 42m	6h 40m	100%	86%
United UA 1110 EWR 08:35 → BOS American AA 4636 BOS 13:35 → IND Connection details →	3h 44m	7h 43m	100%	85%
United UA 2488 EWR 07:59 → ORD American AA 3596 ORD 12:49 → IND Connection details →	3h 06m	7h 04m	99%	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