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 1 time in 10 at 7 am and 37% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	JFK	PIT	1h 55m	80%	5.0%	1,073	Flying now
American	JFK	PIT	1h 47m	80%	3.7%	727	Flying now
JetBlue	JFK	PIT	1h 44m	68%	5.3%	454	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Pittsburgh 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 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	2h 36m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → PIT 12:42DL 1345	6h 42m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	JFK 08:40 → ATL 11:14DL 2227	2h 53m Atlanta	ATL 14:07 → PIT 15:50DL 1353	7h 09m	96%	79%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → BOS 07:24DL 5765 · flown by Republic	51m Boston	BOS 08:15 → PIT 10:19DL 5678 · flown by Republic	4h 18m	89%	79%
JetBlue Details →	JFK 06:29 → BOS 07:46B6 2718	2h 29m Boston	BOS 10:15 → PIT 12:03B6 385	5h 34m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:33DL 1029	1h 56m Atlanta	ATL 15:29 → PIT 17:15DL 1568	6h 15m	94%	77%
American Details →	JFK 07:59 → CLT 10:07AA 1444	3h 03m Charlotte	CLT 13:10 → PIT 14:39AA 2309	6h 38m	96%	74%
Delta Details →	JFK 13:10 → ATL 15:45DL 2342	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 18:45 → PIT 20:30DL 3122	7h 19m	98%	73%
Delta Details →	JFK 17:40 → ATL 20:34DL 2293	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 23:06 → PIT 00:52 +1DL 1351	7h 12m	94%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	JFK 17:30 → BOS 19:14DL 5798 · flown by Republic	56m Boston	BOS 20:10 → PIT 22:13DL 5679 · flown by Republic	4h 43m	63%	38%
Delta Details →	JFK 19:29 → DTW 21:56DL 1253	54m Detroit	DTW 22:50 → PIT 00:07 +1DL 5369 · flown by Endeavor	4h 37m	68%	37%

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

BOS · 51m · leaves 06:00 11%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 18m · leaves 17:00 22%

DTW · 54m · leaves 19:29 32%

BOS · 56m · leaves 17:30 37%

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 4450 JFK 07:57 → ORD United UA 3432 ORD 12:40 → PIT Connection details →	2h 35m	7h 26m	95%	84%
American AA 4376 JFK 08:24 → BOS Delta DL 5731 BOS 11:45 → PIT Connection details →	1h 57m	5h 16m	93%	84%
Delta DL 5765 JFK 06:00 → BOS JetBlue B6 385 BOS 10:15 → PIT Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 03m	98%	81%

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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