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

No clear winner: Alaska’s ANC → JFK flights land within a few points of 86% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	ANC	JFK	7h 14m	86%	1.4%	72	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 21:24 → ORD 06:40AS 1724	3h 00m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → JFK 12:59 +1B6 906	11h 35m	100%	84%
Alaska + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:06 → PHX 05:38AS 1550	3h 39m Phoenix	PHX 09:17 → JFK 17:29 +1AA 2689	14h 24m	100%	84%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 11:05 → LAX 17:24AS 56	3h 46m Los Angeles	LAX 21:10 → JFK 05:25 +1DL 960	14h 20m	100%	84%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 23:59 → LAS 06:11AS 1636	3h 24m Las Vegas	LAS 09:35 → JFK 17:59 +1DL 333	13h 58m	100%	84%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 00:29 → SEA 05:00AS 221	2h 15m Seattle	SEA 07:15 → JFK 15:45DL 429	11h 16m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	ANC 20:10 → ATL 07:06DL 416	2h 34m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00 +1DL 1034	11h 46m	94%	83%
Delta Details →	ANC 00:35 → SLC 07:15DL 2223	2h 44m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:59 → JFK 16:49DL 1792	12h 14m	99%	82%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	ANC 14:44 → SEA 19:18AS 226	3h 02m Seattle	SEA 22:20 → JFK 06:34 +1DL 452	11h 50m	98%	81%

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

SEA · 1h 06m · leaves 01:30 8%

PDX · 1h 02m · leaves 05:00 13%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 01m · leaves 07:00 10%

SEA · 1h 17m · leaves 17:23 10%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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