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 6% of the time at 6 am and almost half the time at 9 pm.

Nonstops


Alaska	LAX	EWR	5h 33m	91%	1.5%	521	Flying now
JetBlue	LAX	EWR	5h 27m	80%	2.2%	498	Flying now
United	LAX	EWR	5h 25m	79%	1.8%	3,538	Flying now
Spirit	LAX	EWR	5h 19m	76%	4.5%	286	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 (Newark is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	LAX 22:35 → ORD 04:51UA 353	2h 19m Chicago	ORD 07:10 → EWR 10:30 +1UA 563	8h 55m	98%	88%
United Details →	LAX 18:45 → DEN 22:15UA 2610	1h 44m Denver	DEN 23:59 → EWR 05:40 +1UA 1745	7h 55m	98%	88%
United Details →	LAX 21:30 → IAD 05:36UA 2632	57m Dulles	IAD 06:33 → EWR 07:52 +1UA 2147	7h 22m	94%	88%
United Details →	LAX 22:35 → CLE 06:10UA 2641	2h 09m Cleveland	CLE 08:19 → EWR 09:52 +1UA 2468	8h 17m	99%	88%
United Details →	LAX 23:04 → MCO 07:03UA 1730	2h 07m Orlando	MCO 09:10 → EWR 11:53 +1UA 1227	9h 49m	97%	87%
Delta Details →	LAX 17:05 → SLC 19:59DL 2311	3h 39m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:38 → EWR 06:00 +1DL 2038	9h 50m	99%	85%
Alaska Details →	LAX 18:09 → SEA 20:56AS 1301	1h 44m Seattle	SEA 22:40 → EWR 06:59 +1AS 314	9h 50m	98%	84%
American Details →	LAX 21:41 → CLT 05:24AA 2199	2h 36m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59 +1AA 1782	9h 18m	99%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LAX 18:45 → SFO 20:10UA 2681	1h 05m San Francisco	SFO 21:15 → EWR 05:51 +1UA 698	8h 06m	45%	37%
JetBlue Details →	LAX 08:45 → FLL 17:08B6 1700	50m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 17:58 → EWR 21:03B6 106	9h 16m	65%	34%
American Details →	LAX 10:40 → MIA 19:00AA 3016	47m Miami	MIA 19:47 → EWR 22:53AA 322	9h 15m	50%	22%

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

IAH · 1h 08m · leaves 00:51 6%

IAD · 57m · leaves 21:30 6%

DEN · 1h 08m · leaves 07:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 47m · leaves 10:40 50%

ORD · 46m · leaves 10:21 67%

SFO · 57m · leaves 20:10 75%

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 2409 LAX 22:05 → MCO United UA 1227 MCO 09:10 → EWR Connection details →	3h 10m	10h 48m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 2403 LAX 05:35 → LAS United UA 1784 LAS 09:56 → EWR Connection details →	3h 06m	9h 25m	100%	87%
JetBlue B6 1400 LAX 20:40 → FLL United UA 2330 FLL 07:55 → EWR Connection details →	2h 53m	11h 19m	93%	87%

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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