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 90-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 10 am and 43% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


American	EWR	ORD	2h 47m	75%	5.5%	1,528	Flying now
United	EWR	ORD	2h 43m	72%	2.5%	4,389	Flying now
Spirit	EWR	ORD	2h 35m	52%	16.8%	149	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	EWR 06:30 → MCO 09:16UA 788	1h 36m Orlando	MCO 10:52 → ORD 13:02UA 2466	7h 32m	100%	89%
United Details →	EWR 06:15 → IND 08:23UA 3683 · flown by Republic	2h 22m Indianapolis	IND 10:45 → ORD 11:05UA 3534 · flown by Republic	5h 50m	99%	88%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	3h 09m Dulles	IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53UA 1252	6h 53m	99%	88%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 00m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	7h 19m	98%	85%
United Details →	EWR 06:45 → CHS 08:51UA 2355	2h 40m Charleston	CHS 11:31 → ORD 13:09UA 592	7h 24m	98%	84%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DCA 07:46UA 4437 · flown by GoJet	2h 44m Washington	DCA 10:30 → ORD 11:48UA 2201	6h 18m	97%	84%
United Details →	EWR 07:50 → RSW 10:53UA 1115	1h 35m Fort Myers	RSW 12:28 → ORD 14:53UA 2494	8h 03m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 2596	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	5h 50m	95%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 08:35 → FLL 11:40UA 2444	46m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 12:26 → ORD 14:55UA 1755	7h 20m	66%	57%
United Details →	EWR 14:30 → RDU 16:11UA 2485	1h 01m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 17:12 → ORD 18:42UA 630	5h 12m	70%	30%
American Details →	EWR 17:10 → DFW 20:10AA 1810	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:00 → ORD 23:39AA 2346	7h 29m	44%	24%

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 · 1h 04m · leaves 07:25 4%

MIA · 1h 11m · leaves 08:00 5%

IAD · 53m · leaves 06:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 18:59 39%

DCA · 1h 13m · leaves 15:30 43%

DFW · 50m · leaves 17:10 56%

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 788 EWR 06:30 → MCO American AA 2067 MCO 11:38 → ORD Connection details →	2h 22m	8h 15m	100%	89%
United UA 593 EWR 07:00 → BOS American AA 1610 BOS 12:01 → ORD Connection details →	3h 44m	8h 02m	98%	88%
Delta DL 2596 EWR 06:00 → DTW American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD Connection details →	2h 38m	6h 08m	95%	87%

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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