Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 84% on time.

Nonstops


American	IND	JFK	2h 19m	85%	3.2%	973	Flying now
Delta	IND	JFK	2h 15m	83%	4.8%	1,064	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 →	IND 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 3105	2h 01m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 56m	99%	87%
Delta Details →	IND 06:40 → DTW 07:55DL 4924 · flown by Endeavor	2h 15m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 19m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	IND 08:05 → ATL 09:44DL 1901	1h 26m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	5h 24m	98%	79%
American Details →	IND 06:40 → ORD 07:21AA 4597 · flown by Republic	3h 39m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	7h 58m	99%	78%
American Details →	IND 06:00 → MIA 08:50AA 2308	1h 05m Miami	MIA 09:55 → JFK 13:04AA 1052	7h 04m	93%	75%
Delta Details →	IND 10:07 → ATL 11:43DL 3125	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → JFK 16:28DL 1575	6h 21m	100%	73%
Delta Details →	IND 13:46 → ATL 15:25DL 3013	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	7h 42m	98%	72%
American Details →	IND 06:32 → CLT 08:15AA 2938	1h 12m Charlotte	CLT 09:27 → JFK 11:29AA 374	4h 57m	96%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	IND 16:19 → MSP 17:10DL 2912	1h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → JFK 22:09DL 5244 · flown by Endeavor	5h 50m	65%	31%
American Details →	IND 17:09 → DCA 19:09AA 4452 · flown by Republic	49m Washington	DCA 19:58 → JFK 21:30AA 4474 · flown by Republic	4h 21m	65%	21%

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

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 06:32 4%

MIA · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 7%

DTW · 1h 07m · leaves 07:47 8%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 13:36 14%

MSP · 1h 00m · leaves 16:19 35%

DCA · 49m · leaves 17:09 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.


United UA 3479 IND 06:00 → ORD JetBlue B6 906 ORD 09:40 → JFK Connection details →	3h 20m	6h 59m	98%	82%
Southwest WN 518 IND 05:10 → TPA JetBlue B6 626 TPA 09:15 → JFK Connection details →	1h 50m	6h 53m	97%	79%
United UA 3539 IND 08:00 → ORD American AA 4356 ORD 11:00 → JFK Connection details →	2h 38m	6h 38m	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