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 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	TPA	3h 03m	82%	2.0%	2,343	Flying now
JetBlue	EWR	TPA	2h 58m	80%	1.7%	232	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	1h 38m Dulles	IAD 09:00 → TPA 11:32UA 683	5h 32m	98%	87%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	55m Denver	DEN 09:40 → TPA 15:14UA 1010	8h 44m	94%	84%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 18m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	6h 04m	97%	82%
United Details →	EWR 10:00 → DEN 12:18UA 2455	1h 37m Denver	DEN 13:55 → TPA 19:33UA 2375	9h 33m	94%	81%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:45 → CVG 11:53DL 5026 · flown by Endeavor	3h 27m Hebron	CVG 15:20 → TPA 17:28DL 1679	7h 43m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:39 → DTW 11:33DL 2566	2h 32m Detroit	DTW 14:05 → TPA 16:47DL 1243	7h 08m	99%	79%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	3h 37m Chicago	ORD 11:19 → TPA 15:12UA 1834	9h 12m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	2h 50m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	6h 45m	95%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	EWR 16:29 → ATL 19:00DL 2322	59m Atlanta	ATL 19:59 → TPA 21:30DL 1720	5h 01m	74%	54%
United Details →	EWR 14:45 → ORD 16:28UA 2788	1h 28m Chicago	ORD 17:56 → TPA 21:49UA 2865	7h 04m	70%	46%
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	1h 13m Atlanta	ATL 22:59 → TPA 00:31 +1DL 1560	5h 32m	68%	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

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 06:00 4%

DEN · 55m · leaves 06:30 6%

DFW · 55m · leaves 05:51 8%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 09m · leaves 16:50 21%

MIA · 1h 18m · leaves 18:30 24%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 18:59 32%

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 1099 ATL 11:14 → TPA Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 45m	100%	81%
American AA 3267 EWR 06:56 → ORD United UA 1834 ORD 11:19 → TPA Connection details →	2h 35m	8h 16m	92%	74%
United UA 1890 EWR 07:15 → RDU Frontier F9 2729 RDU 10:28 → TPA Connection details →	1h 32m	5h 08m	87%	73%

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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