Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
New York → Pittsburgh via Boston: arrives on time 38%
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17:30 JFK → 19:14 BOSDL 5798 · Delta, flown by Republic · 1h 44m · 63% on time, 3.8% cancelled
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56m layover in Boston (BOS) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
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20:10 BOS → 22:13 PITDL 5679 · Delta, flown by Republic · 2h 03m · 67% on time, 5.6% cancelled
Total trip 4h 43m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 54 of the last 56 days.
Makes the connection63%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 37% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time38%First flight not cancelled (3.8% are) × connection made (63%) × second flight not cancelled (5.6% are) and within 15 minutes (67%).
Total trip4h 43mJFK 17:30 to PIT 22:13, 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.