Sun, Oct 4 has passed, so this is the 12-month record.

Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Delta’s SYR → LGA flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	SYR	LGA	1h 16m	76%	5.4%	974	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New York on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	SYR 06:03 → DCA 07:34AA 4056 · flown by Envoy	2h 25m Washington	DCA 09:59 → LGA 11:25AA 4491 · flown by Republic	5h 22m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:11 → DTW 07:47DL 2091	2h 18m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	5h 39m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:00 → ATL 08:27DL 1108	3h 03m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	7h 44m	98%	80%
American Details →	SYR 08:00 → CLT 10:11AA 1235	2h 56m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	7h 05m	96%	76%
United Details →	SYR 06:15 → ORD 07:29UA 1008	2h 34m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	7h 11m	97%	73%
Delta Details →	SYR 07:32 → MSP 09:11DL 2834	54m Minneapolis	MSP 10:05 → LGA 13:46DL 2764	6h 14m	88%	71%
American Details →	SYR 06:00 → ORD 07:24AA 4134 · flown by Envoy	2h 55m Chicago	ORD 10:19 → LGA 13:34AA 1015	7h 34m	96%	71%
Delta Details →	SYR 09:11 → DTW 10:48DL 4123 · flown by SkyWest	3h 14m Detroit	DTW 14:02 → LGA 15:55DL 2602	6h 44m	96%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
JetBlue Details →	SYR 10:35 → MCO 13:28B6 655	52m Orlando	MCO 14:20 → LGA 17:04B6 598	6h 27m	69%	51%
Delta Details →	SYR 12:22 → ATL 14:43DL 1375	47m Atlanta	ATL 15:30 → LGA 17:49DL 433	5h 27m	73%	50%
Delta Details →	SYR 15:46 → ATL 18:11DL 2991	49m Atlanta	ATL 19:00 → LGA 21:25DL 468	5h 39m	61%	39%

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

MSP · 54m · leaves 07:32 12%

ATL · 1h 03m · leaves 06:00 13%

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 2091 SYR 06:11 → DTW American AA 4415 DTW 10:40 → LGA Connection details →	2h 53m	6h 20m	98%	78%
United UA 1008 SYR 06:15 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	2h 06m	6h 41m	97%	78%
American AA 4134 SYR 06:00 → ORD United UA 669 ORD 10:03 → LGA Connection details →	2h 39m	7h 26m	95%	76%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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