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 8% of the time at 9 am and 1 time in 4 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


United	RDU	EWR	1h 41m	79%	2.4%	1,787	Flying now
Delta	RDU	EWR	1h 54m	76%	4.6%	852	Flying now
Spirit	RDU	EWR	1h 40m	56%	9.5%	199	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.


American Details →	RDU 06:41 → CLT 07:49AA 2420	2h 54m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	5h 56m	100%	85%
United Details →	RDU 06:00 → IAD 07:11UA 1789	1h 18m Dulles	IAD 08:29 → EWR 09:55UA 2396	3h 55m	97%	83%
American Details →	RDU 05:01 → CLT 06:00AA 1903	2h 00m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 58m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	RDU 05:20 → ATL 06:44DL 1552	3h 19m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	7h 04m	99%	80%
American Details →	RDU 05:01 → MIA 07:12AA 1088	1h 13m Miami	MIA 08:25 → EWR 11:30AA 1822	6h 29m	93%	78%
Delta Details →	RDU 05:33 → DTW 07:18DL 1388	2h 57m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	6h 26m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	RDU 06:00 → MSP 07:46DL 2538	1h 28m Minneapolis	MSP 09:14 → EWR 12:56DL 2895	6h 56m	95%	73%
Delta Details →	RDU 09:58 → ATL 11:22DL 2634	1h 47m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	5h 26m	100%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	RDU 14:55 → CVG 16:41DL 4911 · flown by Endeavor	50m Hebron	CVG 17:31 → EWR 19:33DL 5083 · flown by Endeavor	4h 38m	74%	47%
United Details →	RDU 17:12 → ORD 18:42UA 630	1h 25m Chicago	ORD 20:07 → EWR 23:39UA 759	6h 27m	67%	40%
American Details →	RDU 16:15 → CLT 17:34AA 2402	47m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	4h 15m	58%	37%

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 18m · leaves 06:00 3%

MIA · 1h 13m · leaves 05:01 7%

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 07:30 8%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 58m · leaves 19:59 23%

CVG · 50m · leaves 14:55 26%

CLT · 47m · leaves 16:15 42%

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 2420 RDU 06:41 → CLT United UA 3448 CLT 11:10 → EWR Connection details →	3h 21m	6h 35m	100%	85%
JetBlue B6 2625 RDU 07:00 → FLL United UA 210 FLL 11:11 → EWR Connection details →	2h 06m	7h 15m	95%	83%
Delta DL 1279 RDU 06:25 → TPA United UA 2858 TPA 10:57 → EWR Connection details →	2h 39m	7h 23m	98%	82%

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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