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

No clear winner: United’s ILM → EWR flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	ILM	EWR	1h 59m	82%	4.3%	721	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	ILM 05:06 → CLT 06:10AA 2493	1h 50m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 53m	98%	84%
American Details →	ILM 07:02 → CLT 08:10AA 2760	2h 33m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	5h 35m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	ILM 05:48 → ATL 07:19DL 3187	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 36m	99%	80%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ILM 06:00 → MIA 07:54AA 3888 · flown by Envoy	3h 18m Miami	MIA 11:12 → EWR 14:23UA 2080	8h 23m	99%	74%
Delta Details →	ILM 10:30 → ATL 12:06DL 376	1h 03m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	4h 54m	98%	71%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ILM 11:04 → CLT 12:24AA 5820 · flown by Piedmont	2h 11m Charlotte	CLT 14:35 → EWR 16:40UA 3450 · flown by Republic	5h 36m	92%	70%
American Details →	ILM 14:44 → CLT 16:06AA 5809 · flown by Piedmont	2h 15m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	5h 46m	93%	61%
Delta Details →	ILM 18:50 → ATL 20:35DL 1292	2h 05m Atlanta	ATL 22:40 → EWR 00:57 +1DL 2552	6h 08m	87%	59%

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 · 53m · leaves 05:48 2%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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