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 9 am and 57% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	ALB	LGA	1h 03m	86%	5.8%	658	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.


Delta Details →	ALB 06:06 → DTW 07:50DL 2996	2h 15m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	5h 44m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	ALB 06:00 → ATL 08:32DL 2429	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	7h 44m	98%	80%
United Details →	ALB 06:10 → ORD 07:47UA 2225	2h 16m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	7h 16m	98%	77%
American Details →	ALB 05:39 → CLT 07:47AA 440	1h 33m Charlotte	CLT 09:20 → LGA 11:15AA 1150	5h 36m	98%	74%
Delta Details →	ALB 09:36 → DTW 11:24DL 3697 · flown by SkyWest	2h 38m Detroit	DTW 14:02 → LGA 15:55DL 2602	6h 19m	100%	73%
American Details →	ALB 05:08 → DCA 06:42AA 5101 · flown by PSA	3h 17m Washington	DCA 09:59 → LGA 11:25AA 4491 · flown by Republic	6h 17m	95%	73%
American Details →	ALB 06:46 → ORD 08:29AA 3460 · flown by Envoy	1h 50m Chicago	ORD 10:19 → LGA 13:34AA 1015	6h 48m	96%	71%
Southwest Details →	ALB 07:40 → MDW 08:55WN 163	50m Chicago	MDW 09:45 → LGA 12:50WN 4044	5h 10m	88%	64%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	ALB 10:00 → IAD 11:37UA 4889 · flown by CommuteAir	1h 03m Dulles	IAD 12:40 → LGA 14:10UA 3698 · flown by Republic	4h 10m	75%	49%
American Details →	ALB 12:03 → DCA 13:44AA 5029 · flown by PSA	1h 12m Washington	DCA 14:56 → LGA 16:33AA 4773 · flown by Republic	4h 27m	62%	34%
United Details →	ALB 14:50 → IAD 16:29UA 4942 · flown by CommuteAir	46m Dulles	IAD 17:15 → LGA 18:42UA 4077 · flown by Mesa	3h 52m	43%	28%

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

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 06:10 7%

ATL · 58m · leaves 06:00 11%

MDW · 50m · leaves 07:40 12%

Afternoon and evening

DCA · 1h 19m · leaves 15:32 23%

IAD · 46m · leaves 14:50 57%

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 2996 ALB 06:06 → DTW American AA 4415 DTW 10:40 → LGA Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 25m	100%	80%
United UA 2225 ALB 06:10 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	1h 48m	6h 46m	88%	74%
American AA 440 ALB 05:39 → CLT Delta DL 5068 CLT 09:36 → LGA Connection details →	1h 49m	5h 53m	96%	74%

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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