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 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


United	RSW	EWR	2h 57m	82%	1.9%	1,707	Flying now
JetBlue	RSW	EWR	2h 56m	69%	2.2%	278	Flying now
Spirit	RSW	EWR	–	100%few flights	0.0%	1	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 →	RSW 06:22 → CLT 08:20AA 1097	2h 23m Charlotte	CLT 10:43 → EWR 12:37AA 1819	6h 15m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	RSW 06:45 → ATL 08:33DL 1361	1h 30m Atlanta	ATL 10:03 → EWR 12:24DL 2401	5h 39m	97%	79%
United Details →	RSW 07:00 → IAH 08:33UA 2773	1h 15m Houston	IAH 09:48 → EWR 14:27UA 2402	7h 27m	100%	79%
United Details →	RSW 07:00 → ORD 09:23UA 1554	2h 48m Chicago	ORD 12:11 → EWR 15:39UA 606	8h 39m	100%	76%
United Details →	RSW 08:01 → DEN 10:30UA 318	1h 07m Denver	DEN 11:37 → EWR 17:31UA 1233	9h 30m	98%	74%
United Details →	RSW 12:59 → CLE 15:36UA 464	2h 06m Cleveland	CLE 17:42 → EWR 19:30UA 3633 · flown by Republic	6h 31m	96%	72%
Delta Details →	RSW 05:37 → ATL 07:23DL 1385	49m Atlanta	ATL 08:12 → EWR 10:29DL 2397	4h 52m	89%	71%
Delta Details →	RSW 08:03 → ATL 09:52DL 1395	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 13:09 → EWR 15:24DL 2322	7h 21m	99%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	RSW 16:39 → ORD 19:00UA 2832	1h 07m Chicago	ORD 20:07 → EWR 23:39UA 759	7h 00m	71%	44%
Delta Details →	RSW 17:46 → DTW 20:44DL 2559	56m Detroit	DTW 21:40 → EWR 23:29DL 2609	5h 43m	63%	42%

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 · 1h 07m · leaves 08:01 2%

ATL · 49m · leaves 05:37 11%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 01m · leaves 15:41 18%

IAH · 1h 15m · leaves 17:00 19%

DTW · 56m · leaves 17:46 37%

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.


Southwest WN 4872 RSW 06:15 → MCO United UA 1227 MCO 09:10 → EWR Connection details →	1h 55m	5h 38m	100%	88%
American AA 1097 RSW 06:22 → CLT United UA 3448 CLT 11:10 → EWR Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 54m	97%	83%
American AA 1281 RSW 06:01 → DFW United UA 2454 DFW 10:32 → EWR Connection details →	2h 27m	9h 06m	97%	78%

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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