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 7% of the time at 7 am and 45% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	JFK	CLE	1h 55m	83%	3.8%	547	Flying now
Delta	JFK	CLE	2h 01m	77%	5.2%	1,070	Flying now
JetBlue	JFK	CLE	2h 05m	68%	4.8%	124	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Cleveland on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → BOS 07:24DL 5765 · flown by Republic	1h 01m Boston	BOS 08:25 → CLE 10:35DL 5674 · flown by Republic	4h 36m	93%	84%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	3h 28m Atlanta	ATL 11:52 → CLE 13:38DL 775	7h 38m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	JFK 09:50 → BOS 11:15DL 5733 · flown by Republic	3h 39m Boston	BOS 14:54 → CLE 17:06DL 5641 · flown by Republic	7h 16m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	JFK 08:40 → ATL 11:14DL 2227	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 13:36 → CLE 15:23DL 2545	6h 43m	95%	81%
American Details →	JFK 07:57 → ORD 10:05AA 4450 · flown by Republic	1h 25m Chicago	ORD 11:30 → CLE 14:02AA 4949 · flown by SkyWest	6h 05m	93%	77%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:33DL 1029	1h 53m Atlanta	ATL 15:26 → CLE 17:17DL 880	6h 17m	94%	76%
Delta Details →	JFK 07:15 → DTW 09:25DL 5080 · flown by Endeavor	3h 21m Detroit	DTW 12:46 → CLE 13:46DL 3559 · flown by SkyWest	6h 31m	99%	75%
JetBlue Details →	JFK 10:00 → BOS 11:33B6 1018	1h 33m Boston	BOS 13:06 → CLE 15:06B6 641	5h 05m	96%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	JFK 16:00 → MIA 19:26AA 1479	1h 19m Miami	MIA 20:45 → CLE 23:48AA 363	7h 48m	74%	49%
American Details →	JFK 17:00 → CLT 19:30AA 3120	1h 10m Charlotte	CLT 20:40 → CLE 22:15AA 3146	5h 17m	75%	45%
American Details →	JFK 14:42 → DFW 17:44AA 1953	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:30 → CLE 22:19AA 560	7h 37m	55%	29%

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 19m · leaves 06:00 7%

BOS · 1h 01m · leaves 06:00 7%

DCA · 1h 14m · leaves 09:23 20%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 1h 19m · leaves 16:00 26%

DTW · 1h 01m · leaves 19:29 28%

DFW · 46m · leaves 14:42 45%

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 4376 JFK 08:24 → BOS JetBlue B6 641 BOS 13:06 → CLE Connection details →	3h 18m	6h 41m	98%	81%
JetBlue B6 1018 JFK 10:00 → BOS Delta DL 5641 BOS 14:54 → CLE Connection details →	3h 21m	7h 06m	98%	79%
JetBlue B6 905 JFK 07:05 → ORD American AA 4949 ORD 11:30 → CLE Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 57m	96%	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