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 78% on time.

Nonstops


Delta	JFK	PWM	1h 26m	81%	5.6%	711	Flying now
JetBlue	JFK	PWM	1h 40m	72%	3.3%	336	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Portland 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	1h 56m Atlanta	ATL 10:20 → PWM 13:00DL 2479	7h 00m	96%	83%
American Details →	JFK 06:49 → DFW 09:50AA 813	2h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:55 → PWM 16:45AA 2353	9h 56m	100%	75%
American Details →	JFK 06:30 → DCA 07:59AA 4538 · flown by Republic	1h 42m Washington	DCA 09:41 → PWM 11:28AA 5366 · flown by PSA	4h 58m	96%	75%
American Details →	JFK 10:11 → ORD 12:05AA 4365 · flown by Republic	3h 15m Chicago	ORD 15:20 → PWM 18:58AA 4774 · flown by Republic	8h 43m	96%	74%
American Details →	JFK 09:23 → DCA 10:59AA 4671 · flown by Republic	3h 55m Washington	DCA 14:54 → PWM 16:36AA 2355	7h 13m	100%	68%
American Details →	JFK 05:59 → CLT 07:57AA 2643	3h 28m Charlotte	CLT 11:25 → PWM 13:40AA 2348	7h 41m	98%	66%
Delta Details →	JFK 15:40 → ATL 18:24DL 1480	2h 01m Atlanta	ATL 20:25 → PWM 23:05DL 2138	7h 25m	92%	62%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:33DL 1029	1h 44m Atlanta	ATL 15:17 → PWM 17:54DL 488	6h 53m	93%	52%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	JFK 17:00 → CLT 19:30AA 3120	52m Charlotte	CLT 20:22 → PWM 22:43AA 2120	5h 39m	65%	28%

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 18m · leaves 07:59 10%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 52m · leaves 17:00 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.


JetBlue B6 905 JFK 07:05 → ORD United UA 2804 ORD 11:00 → PWM Connection details →	2h 10m	7h 26m	94%	78%
Delta DL 5119 JFK 10:30 → ORD American AA 4774 ORD 15:20 → PWM Connection details →	3h 00m	8h 24m	99%	75%
Delta DL 5052 JFK 07:10 → CLT American AA 2348 CLT 11:25 → PWM Connection details →	2h 08m	6h 30m	92%	61%

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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