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

No clear winner: United’s PWM → EWR flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


United	PWM	EWR	1h 42m	81%	3.7%	1,390	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 →	PWM 05:15 → IAD 07:00UA 1926	1h 29m Dulles	IAD 08:29 → EWR 09:55UA 2396	4h 40m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	PWM 06:00 → ATL 08:45DL 1515	1h 18m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 24m	97%	80%
American Details →	PWM 07:16 → CLT 09:46AA 2966	57m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	5h 21m	92%	78%
Delta Details →	PWM 16:45 → DTW 18:54DL 1821	2h 46m Detroit	DTW 21:40 → EWR 23:29DL 2609	6h 44m	94%	63%
United Details →	PWM 19:16 → IAD 21:14UA 3582 · flown by Republic	1h 15m Dulles	IAD 22:29 → EWR 23:59UA 1997	4h 43m	86%	62%
American Details →	PWM 06:09 → ORD 08:20AA 4391 · flown by Republic	1h 50m Chicago	ORD 10:10 → EWR 13:30AA 2250	7h 21m	94%	56%
United Details →	PWM 17:00 → ORD 19:00UA 1182	2h 30m Chicago	ORD 21:30 → EWR 00:53 +1UA 1209	7h 53m	86%	56%
American Details →	PWM 14:25 → CLT 17:02AA 2348	3h 07m Charlotte	CLT 20:09 → EWR 22:08AA 2794	7h 43m	95%	55%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	PWM 17:00 → ORD 19:00UA 1182	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 20:07 → EWR 23:39UA 759	6h 39m	66%	40%

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

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 06:00 3%

CLT · 57m · leaves 07:16 8%

IAD · 49m · leaves 09:55 18%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 15m · leaves 19:16 14%

CLT · 1h 19m · leaves 14:25 16%

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 4351 PWM 05:45 → DCA United UA 4184 DCA 10:07 → EWR Connection details →	2h 22m	5h 44m	98%	74%
American AA 4391 PWM 06:09 → ORD United UA 1856 ORD 10:51 → EWR Connection details →	2h 31m	8h 08m	94%	69%
United UA 723 PWM 06:00 → ORD American AA 2250 ORD 10:10 → EWR Connection details →	2h 10m	7h 30m	100%	62%

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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