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 1 time in 10 at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	SLC	EWR	4h 24m	83%	2.5%	722	Flying now
United	SLC	EWR	4h 21m	79%	2.3%	615	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 (Newark is 2 h ahead of Salt Lake City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	SLC 16:42 → LAX 17:53UA 5456 · flown by SkyWest	3h 07m Los Angeles	LAX 21:00 → EWR 05:18 +1UA 2397	10h 36m	100%	86%
United Details →	SLC 05:15 → DEN 06:54UA 5683 · flown by SkyWest	3h 08m Denver	DEN 10:02 → EWR 16:00UA 1423	8h 45m	100%	83%
United Details →	SLC 23:59 → IAD 06:13UA 726	2h 16m Dulles	IAD 08:29 → EWR 09:55 +1UA 2396	7h 56m	98%	83%
American Details →	SLC 23:25 → CLT 05:22AA 2611	2h 38m Charlotte	CLT 08:00 → EWR 09:59 +1AA 1782	8h 34m	96%	82%
Delta Details →	SLC 23:35 → ATL 05:15DL 912	2h 57m Atlanta	ATL 08:12 → EWR 10:29 +1DL 2397	8h 54m	100%	81%
American Details →	SLC 23:56 → MIA 06:32AA 3070	1h 53m Miami	MIA 08:25 → EWR 11:30 +1AA 1822	9h 34m	94%	81%
Delta Details →	SLC 23:50 → DTW 05:19DL 2841	1h 41m Detroit	DTW 07:00 → EWR 08:44 +1DL 2566	6h 54m	91%	80%
United Details →	SLC 16:21 → SFO 17:23UA 1955	3h 52m San Francisco	SFO 21:15 → EWR 05:51 +1UA 698	11h 30m	97%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	SLC 09:49 → SFO 11:13UA 5970 · flown by SkyWest	1h 22m San Francisco	SFO 12:35 → EWR 21:25UA 1597	9h 36m	54%	35%
United Details →	SLC 16:18 → ORD 20:40UA 2072	50m Chicago	ORD 21:30 → EWR 00:53 +1UA 1209	6h 35m	51%	33%
United Details →	SLC 20:08 → SFO 21:10UA 2097	1h 25m San Francisco	SFO 22:35 → EWR 07:00 +1UA 1141	8h 52m	26%	20%

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 20m · leaves 07:00 2%

IAH · 1h 03m · leaves 06:45 6%

LAX · 1h 05m · leaves 07:45 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 47m · leaves 13:35 26%

PDX · 48m · leaves 19:39 34%

ORD · 50m · leaves 16:18 49%

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 4205 SLC 06:25 → LAS United UA 1784 LAS 09:56 → EWR Connection details →	3h 06m	9h 35m	100%	87%
Delta DL 1586 SLC 18:30 → DEN United UA 1745 DEN 23:59 → EWR Connection details →	3h 57m	9h 10m	96%	87%
Delta DL 696 SLC 23:31 → BOS United UA 1307 BOS 09:30 → EWR Connection details →	3h 25m	9h 27m	100%	87%

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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