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 8% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	PHX	5h 33m	82%	2.0%	1,488	Flying now
American	EWR	PHX	5h 34m	79%	2.4%	990	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Phoenix on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Phoenix is 3 h behind Newark). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	EWR 10:45 → LAX 13:41UA 2679	2h 41m Los Angeles	LAX 16:22 → PHX 17:59UA 5457 · flown by SkyWest	10h 14m	97%	94%
United Details →	EWR 07:00 → LAX 09:37UA 2445	3h 28m Los Angeles	LAX 13:05 → PHX 14:42UA 5450 · flown by SkyWest	10h 42m	97%	94%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 43m Charlotte	CLT 09:40 → PHX 11:04AA 1986	9h 03m	98%	88%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	2h 40m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	8h 55m	99%	86%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	1h 20m Chicago	ORD 09:02 → PHX 11:03UA 2225	8h 03m	95%	85%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 36m Charlotte	CLT 11:37 → PHX 12:56AA 588	9h 56m	98%	83%
United Details →	EWR 16:00 → LAX 18:42UA 2238	2h 40m Los Angeles	LAX 21:22 → PHX 22:59UA 5458 · flown by SkyWest	9h 59m	92%	83%
United Details →	EWR 07:59 → IAH 10:44UA 332	3h 36m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PHX 15:10UA 1238	10h 11m	98%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	EWR 15:40 → IAH 18:46UA 2815	1h 07m Houston	IAH 19:53 → PHX 20:42UA 2078	8h 02m	71%	50%
Alaska Details →	EWR 16:31 → SEA 19:48AS 356	1h 02m Seattle	SEA 20:50 → PHX 23:49AS 644	10h 18m	74%	49%
American Details →	EWR 14:20 → ORD 16:15AA 2250	1h 19m Chicago	ORD 17:34 → PHX 19:19AA 3261	7h 59m	70%	36%

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

ORD · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 5%

IAH · 59m · leaves 06:00 8%

MSP · 1h 11m · leaves 06:15 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 07m · leaves 15:40 29%

ORD · 1h 19m · leaves 14:20 30%

DFW · 1h 19m · leaves 17:10 44%

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 2679 EWR 10:45 → LAX Delta DL 4077 LAX 17:41 → PHX Connection details →	4h 00m	11h 30m	100%	86%
United UA 2630 EWR 07:00 → SLC Frontier F9 3871 SLC 12:41 → PHX Connection details →	2h 41m	9h 27m	100%	85%
United UA 1139 EWR 06:30 → LAS Southwest WN 2311 LAS 12:30 → PHX Connection details →	3h 36m	10h 20m	98%	85%

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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