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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 82% on time.

Nonstops


United	PIT	EWR	1h 35m	83%	4.7%	2,278	Flying now
Spirit	PIT	EWR	1h 26m	62%	5.4%	56	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 →	PIT 06:06 → IAD 07:18UA 3679 · flown by Republic	1h 11m Dulles	IAD 08:29 → EWR 09:55UA 2396	3h 49m	98%	85%
American Details →	PIT 06:38 → CLT 08:10AA 384	2h 33m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	5h 59m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	PIT 05:45 → ATL 07:25DL 1504	2h 38m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 39m	99%	80%
American Details →	PIT 05:03 → CLT 06:35AA 349	1h 25m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 56m	96%	79%
United Details →	PIT 08:36 → ORD 09:30UA 3461 · flown by Republic	2h 41m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	7h 03m	99%	75%
United Details →	PIT 06:49 → ORD 07:37UA 1803	3h 14m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → EWR 14:17UA 1856	7h 28m	97%	73%
Delta Details →	PIT 06:30 → DTW 07:44DL 5319 · flown by Endeavor	2h 31m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 29m	94%	70%
Delta Details →	PIT 06:40 → MSP 07:58DL 2848	1h 16m Minneapolis	MSP 09:14 → EWR 12:56DL 2895	6h 16m	91%	68%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PIT 15:36 → CLT 17:15AA 2309	1h 06m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	4h 54m	72%	47%
American Details →	PIT 14:00 → CLT 15:36AA 2295	1h 07m Charlotte	CLT 16:43 → EWR 18:39AA 1811	4h 39m	75%	42%
American Details →	PIT 15:59 → ORD 16:50AA 555	46m Chicago	ORD 17:36 → EWR 21:00AA 3253	5h 01m	54%	23%

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 11m · leaves 06:06 2%

ATL · 1h 14m · leaves 07:00 4%

ORD · 1h 10m · leaves 08:02 4%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 11m · leaves 19:59 20%

CLT · 1h 06m · leaves 15:36 28%

ORD · 46m · leaves 15:59 46%

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 4531 PIT 08:00 → RDU United UA 3443 RDU 12:40 → EWR Connection details →	3h 12m	6h 32m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 3374 PIT 05:10 → MCO United UA 1227 MCO 09:10 → EWR Connection details →	1h 40m	6h 43m	96%	86%
Southwest WN 591 PIT 07:00 → FLL United UA 210 FLL 11:11 → EWR Connection details →	1h 36m	7h 15m	94%	84%

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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