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 2% of the time at 10 am and 30% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


JetBlue	DTW	JFK	1h 43m	86%	4.9%	445	Flying now
Delta	DTW	JFK	1h 57m	79%	3.0%	1,442	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 →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	6h 39m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:07 → BUF 08:23DL 3639 · flown by SkyWest	1h 37m Buffalo	BUF 10:00 → JFK 11:24DL 5426 · flown by Endeavor	4h 17m	94%	82%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:00 → TPA 09:38DL 2852	1h 30m Tampa	TPA 11:08 → JFK 13:59DL 2042	6h 59m	95%	79%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:00 → SYR 08:31DL 4123 · flown by SkyWest	2h 50m Syracuse	SYR 11:21 → JFK 12:39DL 5436 · flown by Endeavor	5h 39m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:17 → ATL 08:12DL 1611	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	7h 12m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:00 → MCO 09:39DL 2555	1h 26m Orlando	MCO 11:05 → JFK 13:47DL 2049	6h 47m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:35 → CLE 09:37DL 5392 · flown by Endeavor	2h 09m Cleveland	CLE 11:46 → JFK 13:29DL 5018 · flown by Endeavor	4h 55m	96%	77%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:30 → PIT 09:47DL 5606 · flown by Republic	2h 11m Pittsburgh	PIT 11:58 → JFK 13:40DL 5823 · flown by Republic	5h 10m	98%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 14:01 → BOS 16:10DL 1171	55m Boston	BOS 17:05 → JFK 18:43DL 5814 · flown by Republic	4h 42m	65%	39%
Delta Details →	DTW 15:56 → FLL 19:00DL 1037	59m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 19:59 → JFK 23:00DL 1419	7h 04m	64%	36%
Delta Details →	DTW 16:25 → MSP 17:20DL 2203	50m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → JFK 22:09DL 5244 · flown by Endeavor	5h 44m	64%	30%

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

RDU · 1h 12m · leaves 07:05 3%

CMH · 1h 20m · leaves 10:15 4%

JAX · 1h 20m · leaves 08:29 5%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 50m · leaves 16:25 36%

SAV · 46m · leaves 15:14 45%

BUF · 52m · leaves 17:59 49%

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.


Delta DL 5606 DTW 08:30 → PIT American AA 4568 PIT 12:13 → JFK Connection details →	2h 26m	5h 25m	98%	82%
United UA 3483 DTW 05:30 → ORD JetBlue B6 906 ORD 09:40 → JFK Connection details →	3h 47m	7h 29m	100%	80%
American AA 387 DTW 06:00 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	2h 10m	5h 59m	94%	77%

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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