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 4% of the time at 7 am and 29% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	CLT	JFK	2h 10m	80%	4.9%	1,458	Flying now
American	CLT	JFK	2h 01m	71%	2.8%	1,836	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 →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	6h 26m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:00 → DTW 07:45DL 1405	2h 25m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 59m	98%	83%
American Details →	CLT 05:15 → MIA 07:20AA 1165	2h 35m Miami	MIA 09:55 → JFK 13:04AA 1052	7h 49m	99%	81%
American Details →	CLT 08:05 → PIT 09:30AA 2310	2h 43m Pittsburgh	PIT 12:13 → JFK 13:55AA 4568 · flown by Republic	5h 50m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 57m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 30m	100%	81%
American Details →	CLT 07:09 → IND 08:50AA 2615	3h 38m Indianapolis	IND 12:28 → JFK 14:49AA 4592 · flown by Republic	7h 40m	100%	79%
American Details →	CLT 07:06 → BOS 09:19AA 1548	3h 02m Boston	BOS 12:21 → JFK 13:50AA 4366 · flown by Republic	6h 44m	100%	78%
American Details →	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	1h 58m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	6h 52m	96%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 17:35 → BOS 20:11DL 5837 · flown by Republic	1h 09m Boston	BOS 21:20 → JFK 22:47DL 5702 · flown by Republic	5h 17m	71%	41%
American Details →	CLT 16:40 → MIA 18:57AA 2231	53m Miami	MIA 19:50 → JFK 23:01AA 1357	6h 21m	58%	32%
American Details →	CLT 16:47 → DCA 18:22AA 3263	1h 36m Washington	DCA 19:58 → JFK 21:30AA 4474 · flown by Republic	4h 43m	68%	24%

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 02m · leaves 05:30 4%

BOS · 1h 13m · leaves 08:55 4%

MIA · 1h 02m · leaves 05:15 6%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 16m · leaves 17:03 23%

BOS · 1h 09m · leaves 17:35 29%

MIA · 53m · leaves 16:40 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.


American AA 2492 CLT 07:06 → CVG Delta DL 5096 CVG 11:35 → JFK Connection details →	3h 03m	6h 34m	100%	80%
American AA 3320 CLT 07:38 → TPA Delta DL 2042 TPA 11:08 → JFK Connection details →	1h 46m	6h 21m	94%	80%
American AA 2415 CLT 07:10 → RIC Delta DL 5316 RIC 11:41 → JFK Connection details →	3h 20m	5h 59m	98%	79%

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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