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 BGR → JFK flights land within a few points of 78% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	BGR	JFK	1h 55m	78%	4.4%	367	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.


United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	BGR 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 4667 · flown by SkyWest	3h 00m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	8h 38m	96%	77%
American Details →	BGR 06:55 → ORD 09:05AA 2324	1h 46m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → JFK 14:30AA 4350 · flown by Republic	7h 35m	86%	66%
American + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	BGR 12:29 → ORD 14:40AA 2299	2h 47m Chicago	ORD 17:27 → JFK 21:00B6 406	8h 34m	89%	62%
American Details →	BGR 14:25 → CLT 17:15AA 1463	3h 39m Charlotte	CLT 20:54 → JFK 23:00AA 1727	8h 35m	97%	58%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BGR 07:01 → ORD 09:20AA 4633 · flown by Republic	3h 40m Chicago	ORD 13:00 → JFK 16:37DL 5035 · flown by Endeavor	9h 36m	96%	58%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BGR 10:59 → DCA 13:08AA 5061 · flown by PSA	3h 52m Washington	DCA 17:00 → JFK 18:39DL 5713 · flown by Republic	7h 40m	94%	54%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BGR 06:00 → DCA 08:09AA 5459 · flown by PSA	2h 51m Washington	DCA 11:00 → JFK 12:18DL 5624 · flown by Republic	6h 18m	88%	53%
American Details →	BGR 16:10 → DCA 18:18AA 5568 · flown by PSA	1h 40m Washington	DCA 19:58 → JFK 21:30AA 4474 · flown by Republic	5h 20m	78%	23%

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.

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 47m · leaves 14:25 25%

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