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 90-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


JetBlue	CLE	JFK	1h 37m	92%	5.7%	123	Flying now
Delta	CLE	JFK	1h 53m	82%	5.3%	1,072	Flying now
American	CLE	JFK	1h 47m	82%	5.0%	545	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 →	CLE 05:35 → ATL 07:22DL 2734	2h 18m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	6h 21m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	CLE 06:30 → DTW 07:31DL 3532 · flown by SkyWest	2h 39m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 29m	93%	80%
American Details →	CLE 05:01 → CLT 06:42AA 2632	1h 29m Charlotte	CLT 08:11 → JFK 10:12AA 1029	5h 11m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	CLE 07:05 → ATL 08:55DL 2838	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 24m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	CLE 06:05 → BOS 08:09DL 5684 · flown by Republic	56m Boston	BOS 09:05 → JFK 10:24DL 5720 · flown by Republic	4h 19m	90%	76%
American Details →	CLE 06:01 → MIA 09:00AA 2887	55m Miami	MIA 09:55 → JFK 13:04AA 1052	7h 03m	92%	75%
Delta Details →	CLE 10:48 → MSP 11:55DL 2847	58m Minneapolis	MSP 12:53 → JFK 17:00DL 2661	6h 12m	92%	73%
Delta Details →	CLE 14:33 → ATL 16:23DL 775	2h 19m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	6h 55m	98%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
JetBlue Details →	CLE 10:08 → BOS 11:50B6 2040	52m Boston	BOS 12:42 → JFK 14:04B6 717	4h 04m	73%	41%
JetBlue Details →	CLE 16:04 → BOS 17:48B6 640	1h 17m Boston	BOS 19:05 → JFK 20:36B6 817	4h 32m	74%	34%
American Details →	CLE 17:12 → DCA 18:46AA 5470 · flown by PSA	1h 12m Washington	DCA 19:58 → JFK 21:30AA 4474 · flown by Republic	4h 18m	65%	20%

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

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 08:05 5%

MSP · 58m · leaves 10:48 8%

MIA · 55m · leaves 06:01 8%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 51m · leaves 14:26 22%

BOS · 1h 17m · leaves 16:04 26%

DCA · 1h 12m · leaves 17:12 35%

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.


American AA 2632 CLE 05:01 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	3h 19m	6h 58m	98%	81%
United UA 5265 CLE 06:00 → ORD JetBlue B6 906 ORD 09:40 → JFK Connection details →	3h 00m	6h 59m	94%	80%
United UA 490 CLE 07:00 → ORD American AA 4356 ORD 11:00 → JFK Connection details →	3h 24m	7h 38m	98%	78%

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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