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 16% of the time at 11 am and 45% of the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	JFK	TPA	3h 11m	81%	2.7%	1,094	Flying now
JetBlue	JFK	TPA	3h 06m	75%	4.8%	1,080	Flying now
Frontier	JFK	TPA	3h 03m	68%	0.8%	127	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tampa 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 50m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	6h 45m	99%	81%
American Details →	JFK 05:59 → CLT 07:57AA 2643	1h 18m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	5h 05m	95%	79%
American Details →	JFK 06:30 → DCA 07:59AA 4538 · flown by Republic	2h 16m Washington	DCA 10:15 → TPA 12:40AA 2852	6h 10m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	JFK 08:40 → ATL 11:14DL 2227	1h 32m Atlanta	ATL 12:46 → TPA 14:13DL 1525	5h 32m	92%	72%
Delta Details →	JFK 12:30 → RDU 14:21DL 5028 · flown by Endeavor	3h 46m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 18:07 → TPA 20:04DL 1275	7h 33m	99%	71%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:00 → ATL 13:33DL 1029	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 16:20 → TPA 17:51DL 1425	6h 51m	96%	70%
American Details →	JFK 05:55 → MIA 09:12AA 655	2h 48m Miami	MIA 12:00 → TPA 13:14AA 2831	7h 19m	98%	69%
American Details →	JFK 16:00 → MIA 19:26AA 1479	3h 47m Miami	MIA 23:13 → TPA 00:19 +1AA 1714	8h 19m	96%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	JFK 18:50 → MIA 22:22AA 1174	51m Miami	MIA 23:13 → TPA 00:19 +1AA 1714	5h 29m	70%	48%
American Details →	JFK 16:00 → MIA 19:26AA 1479	1h 22m Miami	MIA 20:48 → TPA 21:57AA 1921	5h 58m	74%	43%
American Details →	JFK 17:00 → CLT 19:30AA 3120	46m Charlotte	CLT 20:16 → TPA 21:59AA 2022	4h 59m	60%	38%

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 05:59 5%

MIA · 1h 15m · leaves 07:30 9%

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 08:15 12%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 51m · leaves 18:50 30%

CLT · 46m · leaves 17:00 40%

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.


JetBlue B6 2285 JFK 08:25 → RDU Southwest WN 4442 RDU 13:20 → TPA Connection details →	3h 10m	6h 50m	97%	79%
JetBlue B6 905 JFK 07:05 → ORD United UA 1834 ORD 11:19 → TPA Connection details →	2h 29m	8h 07m	96%	76%
JetBlue B6 1381 JFK 08:15 → IAH United UA 2812 IAH 14:34 → TPA Connection details →	3h 33m	9h 40m	96%	74%

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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