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 5 at 10 pm.

Nonstops


United	IND	EWR	2h 08m	85%	3.9%	1,938	Flying now
Spirit	IND	EWR	1h 59m	89%	4.9%	285	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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.


United Details →	IND 05:35 → IAD 07:19UA 6210 · flown by Mesa	1h 10m Dulles	IAD 08:29 → EWR 09:55UA 2396	4h 20m	98%	85%
American Details →	IND 06:32 → CLT 08:15AA 2938	2h 28m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	6h 05m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	IND 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 3105	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 24m	99%	81%
United Details →	IND 06:00 → ORD 06:20UA 3479 · flown by Republic	50m Chicago	ORD 07:10 → EWR 10:30UA 563	4h 30m	88%	79%
Delta Details →	IND 06:40 → DTW 07:55DL 4924 · flown by Endeavor	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 19m	100%	77%
United Details →	IND 08:00 → ORD 08:22UA 3539 · flown by Republic	3h 49m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	7h 39m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	IND 07:00 → MSP 07:50DL 2757	1h 24m Minneapolis	MSP 09:14 → EWR 12:56DL 2895	5h 56m	97%	75%
United Details →	IND 07:00 → ORD 07:21UA 3661 · flown by Republic	3h 30m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	7h 17m	100%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	IND 17:26 → IAH 19:08UA 1420	47m Houston	IAH 19:55 → EWR 00:37 +1UA 1444	7h 11m	64%	47%
United Details →	IND 18:33 → ORD 19:00UA 5435 · flown by SkyWest	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 20:07 → EWR 23:39UA 759	5h 06m	74%	41%
American Details →	IND 15:30 → CLT 17:20AA 1950	1h 01m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	5h 00m	65%	41%

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

IAD · 1h 10m · leaves 05:35 2%

DTW · 1h 12m · leaves 07:47 8%

IAH · 1h 20m · leaves 07:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 18:33 26%

CLT · 1h 01m · leaves 15:30 35%

IAH · 47m · leaves 17:26 36%

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 2129 IND 05:10 → MCO United UA 2120 MCO 10:22 → EWR Connection details →	2h 57m	7h 55m	100%	88%
American AA 2938 IND 06:32 → CLT United UA 3448 CLT 11:10 → EWR Connection details →	2h 55m	6h 44m	98%	83%
Delta DL 5631 IND 06:40 → BOS United UA 2394 BOS 10:58 → EWR Connection details →	1h 51m	5h 46m	96%	81%

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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