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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Newark on time 73% of the time.

Best connections, one ticket

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


Delta Details →	HOU 06:00 → ATL 09:05DL 2557	58m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	5h 24m	90%	73%
Delta Details →	HOU 17:12 → ATL 20:28DL 2381	2h 12m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:57 +1DL 2552	6h 46m	92%	62%
Delta Details →	HOU 13:10 → ATL 16:18DL 1195	3h 52m Atlanta	ATL 20:10 → EWR 22:29DL 2527	8h 19m	98%	61%
Delta Details →	HOU 10:16 → ATL 13:20DL 1509	2h 13m Atlanta	ATL 15:33 → EWR 17:54DL 2340	6h 38m	98%	60%
American Details →	HOU 09:30 → DFW 10:59AA 3573 · flown by Envoy	3h 26m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:25 → EWR 19:04AA 618	8h 34m	98%	51%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	HOU 09:30 → DFW 10:59AA 3573 · flown by Envoy	48m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:47 → EWR 16:20AA 2861	5h 50m	69%	37%

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

ATL · 58m · leaves 06:00 10%

DFW · 48m · leaves 09:30 31%

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.


Southwest WN 2049 HOU 05:35 → MSY United UA 2172 MSY 10:10 → EWR Connection details →	3h 25m	7h 38m	98%	89%
Southwest WN 4483 HOU 05:00 → MCO United UA 2120 MCO 10:22 → EWR Connection details →	1h 57m	7h 05m	98%	86%
Southwest WN 4639 HOU 19:10 → DEN United UA 1745 DEN 23:59 → EWR Connection details →	3h 04m	9h 30m	93%	84%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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