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

No clear winner: JetBlue’s BDL → JFK flights land within a few points of 92% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


JetBlue	BDL	JFK	1h 02m	92%	3.6%	365	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BDL 05:20 → TPA 08:20WN 335	2h 48m Tampa	TPA 11:08 → JFK 13:59DL 2042	8h 39m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	BDL 06:00 → ATL 08:29DL 2933	1h 11m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 56m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	BDL 05:30 → DTW 07:27DL 2964	2h 43m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	6h 29m	98%	83%
American Details →	BDL 05:11 → MIA 08:22AA 412	1h 33m Miami	MIA 09:55 → JFK 13:04AA 1052	7h 53m	99%	81%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	BDL 06:09 → ORD 07:54UA 2672	3h 06m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	8h 29m	98%	77%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BDL 06:01 → CLT 08:08AA 3182	1h 53m Charlotte	CLT 10:01 → JFK 11:55DL 5052 · flown by Endeavor	5h 58m	93%	77%
Delta Details →	BDL 07:00 → ATL 09:26DL 2554	1h 44m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 29m	96%	75%
Delta Details →	BDL 08:05 → ATL 10:29DL 2233	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → JFK 16:28DL 1575	8h 23m	99%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BDL 17:28 → CLT 19:45AA 1443	1h 09m Charlotte	CLT 20:54 → JFK 23:00AA 1727	5h 32m	69%	41%
American Details →	BDL 14:44 → CLT 17:00AA 1448	1h 02m Charlotte	CLT 18:02 → JFK 20:06AA 657	5h 22m	58%	32%

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

CLT · 1h 19m · leaves 06:01 4%

ATL · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 5%

FLL · 1h 20m · leaves 07:00 8%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 04m · leaves 13:15 11%

MCO · 1h 12m · leaves 14:23 20%

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 14:44 42%

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