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 90-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	JFK	SYR	1h 29m	83%	4.3%	1,071	Flying now
JetBlue	JFK	SYR	1h 20m	71%	6.2%	417	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	JFK 07:57 → ORD 10:05AA 4450 · flown by Republic	3h 18m Chicago	ORD 13:23 → SYR 16:26AA 3819 · flown by Envoy	8h 29m	97%	80%
JetBlue Details →	JFK 08:10 → MCO 11:02B6 183	3h 42m Orlando	MCO 14:44 → SYR 17:33B6 2656	9h 23m	99%	76%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:33DL 1029	2h 10m Atlanta	ATL 15:43 → SYR 17:59DL 2690	6h 59m	95%	75%
American Details →	JFK 05:59 → CLT 07:57AA 2643	1h 27m Charlotte	CLT 09:24 → SYR 11:20AA 3080	5h 21m	95%	73%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	51m Atlanta	ATL 09:15 → SYR 11:25DL 1375	5h 28m	86%	72%
Delta Details →	JFK 07:15 → DTW 09:25DL 5080 · flown by Endeavor	2h 03m Detroit	DTW 11:28 → SYR 12:59DL 3533 · flown by SkyWest	5h 44m	96%	71%
Delta Details →	JFK 16:30 → DTW 18:55DL 2443	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 21:30 → SYR 22:57DL 1689	6h 27m	95%	71%
Delta Details →	JFK 15:40 → ATL 18:24DL 1480	3h 22m Atlanta	ATL 21:46 → SYR 23:59DL 2123	8h 19m	95%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
JetBlue Details →	JFK 12:15 → FLL 15:24B6 2201	1h 03m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 16:27 → SYR 19:35B6 1738	7h 20m	72%	50%
JetBlue Details →	JFK 10:48 → MCO 13:52B6 383	52m Orlando	MCO 14:44 → SYR 17:33B6 2656	6h 45m	61%	47%
American Details →	JFK 13:59 → ORD 15:53AA 3321	52m Chicago	ORD 16:45 → SYR 19:50AA 6398 · flown by SkyWest	5h 51m	72%	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 · 51m · leaves 06:00 14%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 17:40 18%

ORD · 52m · leaves 13:59 28%

FLL · 1h 03m · leaves 12:15 28%

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 2343 ORD 13:55 → SYR Connection details →	3h 50m	8h 51m	95%	76%
Delta DL 4725 JFK 07:30 → ORD American AA 3819 ORD 13:23 → SYR Connection details →	3h 58m	8h 56m	95%	69%
JetBlue B6 519 JFK 06:39 → ATL Delta DL 2991 ATL 12:37 → SYR Connection details →	3h 34m	8h 09m	96%	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