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 3% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 3 pm.

Nonstops


United	ORD	EWR	2h 20m	73%	2.6%	4,391	Flying now
American	ORD	EWR	2h 20m	66%	5.2%	1,530	Flying now
Spirit	ORD	EWR	2h 09m	46%	15.3%	150	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 1 h ahead of Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ORD 05:00 → DEN 06:42UA 2666	58m Denver	DEN 07:40 → EWR 13:27UA 2640	7h 27m	97%	85%
United Details →	ORD 06:55 → RDU 10:08UA 5926 · flown by SkyWest	2h 32m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 12:40 → EWR 14:32UA 3443 · flown by Republic	6h 37m	100%	85%
United Details →	ORD 06:05 → BOS 09:29UA 1186	1h 29m Boston	BOS 10:58 → EWR 12:26UA 2394	5h 21m	98%	84%
United Details →	ORD 07:20 → CMH 09:57UA 2779	1h 38m Columbus	CMH 11:35 → EWR 13:28UA 3480 · flown by Republic	5h 08m	100%	83%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	2h 33m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	6h 30m	97%	82%
United Details →	ORD 07:05 → STL 08:39UA 5958 · flown by SkyWest	3h 44m St Louis	STL 12:23 → EWR 16:00UA 3573 · flown by Republic	7h 55m	100%	82%
United Details →	ORD 06:55 → GSP 09:55UA 5330 · flown by SkyWest	1h 23m Greenville	GSP 11:18 → EWR 13:20UA 3684 · flown by Republic	5h 25m	92%	80%
United Details →	ORD 07:25 → CLE 09:54UA 1488	1h 56m Cleveland	CLE 11:50 → EWR 13:29UA 3424 · flown by Republic	5h 04m	98%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ORD 10:37 → BNA 12:29UA 2414	46m Nashville	BNA 13:15 → EWR 16:37UA 2174	5h 00m	65%	46%
American Details →	ORD 16:05 → MIA 20:26AA 2910	1h 34m Miami	MIA 22:00 → EWR 00:59 +1AA 2008	7h 54m	61%	36%
American Details →	ORD 14:24 → MIA 18:39AA 3148	1h 08m Miami	MIA 19:47 → EWR 22:53AA 322	7h 31m	59%	26%

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

DEN · 58m · leaves 05:00 3%

DCA · 1h 13m · leaves 06:00 4%

RSW · 1h 01m · leaves 07:05 7%

Afternoon and evening

CLE · 48m · leaves 14:20 37%

MIA · 1h 08m · leaves 14:24 41%

BOS · 56m · leaves 15:55 55%

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.


American AA 2842 ORD 05:07 → CLT United UA 3448 CLT 11:10 → EWR Connection details →	3h 00m	7h 09m	97%	82%
American AA 4104 ORD 07:05 → STL United UA 3573 STL 12:23 → EWR Connection details →	3h 52m	7h 55m	100%	82%
American AA 4500 ORD 08:10 → RIC United UA 3415 RIC 14:38 → EWR Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 58m	100%	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