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 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	JFK	ROC	1h 49m	78%	5.1%	1,071	Flying now
JetBlue	JFK	ROC	1h 35m	70%	4.8%	606	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	JFK 05:59 → CLT 07:57AA 2643	1h 27m Charlotte	CLT 09:24 → ROC 11:35AA 5377 · flown by PSA	5h 36m	95%	74%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	59m Atlanta	ATL 09:23 → ROC 11:31DL 2511	5h 32m	90%	73%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:33DL 1029	1h 42m Atlanta	ATL 15:15 → ROC 17:23DL 2047	6h 23m	93%	69%
Delta Details →	JFK 15:40 → ATL 18:24DL 1480	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 21:46 → ROC 23:57DL 2472	8h 17m	95%	68%
Delta Details →	JFK 07:15 → DTW 09:25DL 5080 · flown by Endeavor	55m Detroit	DTW 10:20 → ROC 11:46DL 4120 · flown by SkyWest	4h 31m	85%	67%
Delta Details →	JFK 16:30 → DTW 18:55DL 2443	2h 40m Detroit	DTW 21:35 → ROC 22:54DL 3148	6h 24m	95%	66%
American Details →	JFK 06:30 → DCA 07:59AA 4538 · flown by Republic	2h 00m Washington	DCA 09:59 → ROC 11:21AA 5374 · flown by PSA	4h 51m	97%	62%
JetBlue Details →	JFK 05:01 → MCO 07:43B6 883	3h 27m Orlando	MCO 11:10 → ROC 13:56B6 1042	8h 55m	97%	61%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	JFK 17:00 → CLT 19:30AA 3120	1h 08m Charlotte	CLT 20:38 → ROC 22:27AA 3155	5h 27m	74%	46%

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 · 59m · leaves 06:00 10%

DTW · 55m · leaves 07:15 15%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 17:40 18%

ORD · 1h 07m · leaves 13:59 19%

CLT · 1h 08m · leaves 17:00 26%

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 5765 JFK 06:00 → BOS American AA 4171 BOS 09:55 → ROC Connection details →	2h 31m	5h 30m	97%	89%
JetBlue B6 905 JFK 07:05 → ORD United UA 3629 ORD 11:52 → ROC Connection details →	3h 02m	7h 44m	97%	86%
American AA 4450 JFK 07:57 → ORD United UA 1239 ORD 13:55 → ROC Connection details →	3h 50m	8h 48m	95%	66%

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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