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 HSV → LGA flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	HSV	LGA	2h 29m	82%	7.1%	354	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 (New York is 1 h ahead of Huntsville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	HSV 05:30 → ATL 07:32DL 2556	2h 58m Atlanta	ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:44DL 371	6h 14m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	HSV 07:12 → ATL 09:15DL 3009	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	5h 32m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	HSV 06:00 → DTW 08:58DL 5382 · flown by Endeavor	1h 07m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	4h 50m	91%	74%
Delta Details →	HSV 08:50 → ATL 10:48DL 3036	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 13:30 → LGA 15:49DL 460	5h 59m	100%	73%
American Details →	HSV 05:39 → CLT 08:20AA 5211 · flown by PSA	1h 00m Charlotte	CLT 09:20 → LGA 11:15AA 1150	4h 36m	95%	72%
American Details →	HSV 05:05 → ORD 07:31AA 6464 · flown by SkyWest	2h 48m Chicago	ORD 10:19 → LGA 13:34AA 1015	7h 29m	97%	72%
Delta Details →	HSV 09:50 → ATL 11:47DL 1708	2h 43m Atlanta	ATL 14:30 → LGA 16:49DL 524	5h 59m	99%	69%
United Details →	HSV 08:00 → DEN 10:20UA 4640 · flown by SkyWest	1h 10m Denver	DEN 11:30 → LGA 17:24UA 598	8h 24m	92%	65%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	HSV 14:03 → DTW 16:58DL 5041 · flown by Endeavor	1h 01m Detroit	DTW 17:59 → LGA 19:50DL 2604	4h 47m	61%	36%
Delta Details →	HSV 14:50 → ATL 16:57DL 4760 · flown by Endeavor	1h 03m Atlanta	ATL 18:00 → LGA 20:27DL 434	4h 37m	58%	36%
American Details →	HSV 18:27 → DCA 21:30AA 3581 · flown by Envoy	1h 00m Washington	DCA 22:30 → LGA 23:44AA 4660 · flown by Republic	4h 17m	67%	34%

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 · 58m · leaves 05:30 1%

DEN · 1h 10m · leaves 08:00 8%

DTW · 1h 07m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 03m · leaves 14:50 42%

DCA · 1h 06m · leaves 13:15 46%

ORD · 50m · leaves 12:57 47%

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 2556 HSV 05:30 → ATL American AA 4628 ATL 09:24 → LGA Connection details →	1h 52m	5h 19m	99%	84%
American AA 6464 HSV 05:05 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	2h 04m	6h 51m	95%	81%
American AA 5211 HSV 05:39 → CLT Delta DL 5051 CLT 11:50 → LGA Connection details →	3h 30m	7h 11m	100%	72%

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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