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 RIC → EWR flights land within a few points of 78% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


United	RIC	EWR	1h 36m	78%	3.9%	1,660	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 →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	1h 45m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59AA 1782	4h 57m	97%	83%
American Details →	RIC 06:30 → CLT 07:54AA 1063	2h 49m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	6h 07m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	2h 43m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	6h 39m	99%	79%
United Details →	RIC 06:30 → IAD 07:33UA 4503 · flown by GoJet	56m Dulles	IAD 08:29 → EWR 09:55UA 2396	3h 25m	87%	75%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → EWR 11:59DL 2577	5h 59m	94%	74%
Delta Details →	RIC 08:05 → ATL 09:45DL 1415	3h 24m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	7h 19m	98%	70%
United Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:23UA 224	1h 17m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → EWR 12:06UA 2301	6h 06m	91%	67%
Delta Details →	RIC 07:00 → ATL 08:48DL 1402	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 12:05 → EWR 14:20DL 2312	7h 20m	98%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RIC 15:39 → CLT 17:05AA 5370 · flown by PSA	1h 16m Charlotte	CLT 18:21 → EWR 20:30AA 1071	4h 51m	67%	43%
United Details →	RIC 17:24 → ORD 18:53UA 3635 · flown by Republic	1h 14m Chicago	ORD 20:07 → EWR 23:39UA 759	6h 15m	74%	43%
American Details →	RIC 18:25 → MIA 20:55AA 2939	1h 05m Miami	MIA 22:00 → EWR 00:59 +1AA 2008	6h 34m	60%	36%

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 15m · leaves 07:00 7%

ORD · 1h 17m · leaves 06:00 9%

IAD · 56m · leaves 06:30 13%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 14m · leaves 17:24 26%

CLT · 1h 16m · leaves 15:39 33%

MIA · 1h 05m · leaves 18:25 40%

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.


Delta DL 5697 RIC 06:04 → BOS United UA 2394 BOS 10:58 → EWR Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 22m	97%	82%
American AA 1063 RIC 06:30 → CLT United UA 3448 CLT 11:10 → EWR Connection details →	3h 16m	6h 46m	98%	82%
JetBlue B6 1145 RIC 07:10 → FLL United UA 210 FLL 11:11 → EWR Connection details →	1h 41m	7h 05m	85%	73%

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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