Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Pittsburgh → Phoenix via New York: arrives on time 41%

17:04 PIT → 18:55 JFK

DL 5085 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 52m · 52% on time, 12.7% cancelled
2h 00m layover in New York (JFK) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
20:55 JFK → 23:43 PHX

DL 784 · Delta · 5h 48m · 65% on time, 2.6% cancelled

Total trip 9h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Phoenix is 3 h behind Pittsburgh). Times are local. Both flew on 32 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 75 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 00m layover.

Arrives on time41%First flight not cancelled (12.7% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (2.6% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).

Total trip9h 39mPIT 17:04 to PHX 23:43, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.