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 HHH → LGA flights land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	HHH	LGA	2h 10m	70%	2.0%	197	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.


Delta Details →	HHH 12:13 → ATL 13:31DL 5817 · flown by Republic	1h 59m Atlanta	ATL 15:30 → LGA 17:49DL 433	5h 36m	94%	66%
American Details →	HHH 17:18 → CLT 18:45AA 3560 · flown by Envoy	2h 55m Charlotte	CLT 21:40 → LGA 23:30AA 2068	6h 15m	99%	60%
American Details →	HHH 11:40 → CLT 12:59AA 3563 · flown by Envoy	2h 19m Charlotte	CLT 15:18 → LGA 17:15AA 1942	5h 34m	100%	60%
American Details →	HHH 12:54 → CLT 14:15AA 3582 · flown by Envoy	3h 35m Charlotte	CLT 17:50 → LGA 19:45AA 1060	6h 56m	97%	58%
American Details →	HHH 10:57 → DCA 12:44AA 3564 · flown by Envoy	2h 12m Washington	DCA 14:56 → LGA 16:33AA 4773 · flown by Republic	5h 33m	95%	55%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HHH 14:03 → ORD 15:39AA 3862 · flown by Envoy	3h 21m Chicago	ORD 19:00 → LGA 22:29DL 1390	8h 26m	94%	53%
American Details →	HHH 11:07 → DCA 12:52AA 4515 · flown by Republic	1h 07m Washington	DCA 13:59 → LGA 15:35AA 4730 · flown by Republic	4h 26m	86%	50%
United + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	HHH 15:05 → ORD 16:51UA 3542 · flown by Republic	3h 08m Chicago	ORD 19:59 → LGA 23:21AA 679	8h 16m	91%	48%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	HHH 14:03 → ORD 15:39AA 3862 · flown by Envoy	51m Chicago	ORD 16:30 → LGA 19:53AA 2086	5h 50m	67%	29%
United Details →	HHH 15:05 → ORD 16:51UA 3542 · flown by Republic	1h 09m Chicago	ORD 18:00 → LGA 21:25UA 1623	6h 20m	74%	26%

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

ORD · 51m · leaves 14:03 33%

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