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 94% 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 3 h ahead of Oakland). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	OAK 17:35 → PDX 19:12AS 2304 · flown by Horizon	2h 19m Portland	PDX 21:31 → EWR 05:59 +1AS 1631	9h 24m	100%	94%
Delta Details →	OAK 17:05 → SLC 20:00DL 3903 · flown by SkyWest	3h 38m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:38 → EWR 06:00 +1DL 2038	9h 50m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	OAK 06:00 → SLC 08:55DL 4061 · flown by SkyWest	1h 34m Salt Lake City	SLC 10:29 → EWR 16:49DL 2033	7h 53m	98%	78%
Alaska Details →	OAK 06:22 → SEA 08:26AS 491	1h 39m Seattle	SEA 10:05 → EWR 18:29AS 477	9h 07m	98%	73%
Alaska Details →	OAK 10:22 → SEA 12:26AS 705	3h 12m Seattle	SEA 15:38 → EWR 23:59AS 263	10h 37m	100%	52%

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 2325 OAK 05:00 → LAS United UA 1784 LAS 09:56 → EWR Connection details →	3h 26m	10h 00m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 3053 OAK 16:00 → LAX United UA 2397 LAX 21:00 → EWR Connection details →	3h 35m	10h 18m	100%	86%
Southwest WN 2056 OAK 09:50 → SAN United UA 1827 SAN 14:24 → EWR Connection details →	3h 04m	10h 09m	100%	86%

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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