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Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: United EWR → SRQ (3h 06m), on time 77% of the time. American via Charlotte (5h 50m) is more reliable, 88%, but takes 2h 44m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
United EWR SRQ 3h 06m 79% 2.4% 929 Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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

AmericanDetails → EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113 2h 02m Charlotte CLT 08:59 → SRQ 10:50AA 2693 5h 50m 97% 88%
DeltaDetails → EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673 3h 18m Atlanta ATL 12:40 → SRQ 14:14DL 2438 7h 09m 98% 83%
UnitedDetails → EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530 3h 28m Chicago ORD 11:10 → SRQ 15:12UA 2287 9h 12m 98% 77%
DeltaDetails → EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353 1h 41m Atlanta ATL 10:05 → SRQ 11:45DL 3104 5h 45m 93% 76%
DeltaDetails → EWR 12:00 → ATL 14:20DL 2397 2h 55m Atlanta ATL 17:15 → SRQ 18:52DL 3115 6h 53m 98% 73%
DeltaDetails → EWR 10:31 → ATL 12:54DL 2325 2h 44m Atlanta ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109 6h 46m 97% 70%
DeltaDetails → EWR 15:25 → ATL 17:54DL 2312 3h 21m Atlanta ATL 21:15 → SRQ 22:52DL 1057 7h 28m 95% 64%
AmericanDetails → EWR 08:00 → DFW 10:51AA 1303 2h 23m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 13:14 → SRQ 16:47AA 2704 8h 46m 93% 55%
Tight connection: often missed
AmericanDetails → EWR 18:30 → MIA 21:55AA 3119 59m Miami MIA 22:54 → SRQ 23:59AA 4071 · flown by Envoy 5h 29m 74% 58%
DeltaDetails → EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430 1h 21m Atlanta ATL 23:07 → SRQ 00:49 +1DL 2997 5h 46m 68% 45%

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
Afternoon and evening

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.
Frontier F9 4601 EWR 05:55 → ATL
Delta DL 2438 ATL 12:40 → SRQ
Connection details →
3h 56m 8h 19m 98% 83%
United UA 2213 EWR 16:00 → MIA
American AA 4071 MIA 22:54 → SRQ
Connection details →
3h 28m 7h 59m 94% 78%
United UA 642 EWR 11:00 → ATL
Delta DL 3115 ATL 17:15 → SRQ
Connection details →
3h 52m 7h 53m 97% 75%

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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