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 7% of the time at 11 am and 1 time in 3 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LGA	ORD	2h 47m	70%	6.2%	2,765	Flying now
American	LGA	ORD	2h 50m	69%	5.1%	3,483	Flying now
United	LGA	ORD	2h 44m	68%	4.8%	5,070	Flying now
Spirit	LGA	ORD	2h 35m	65%	6.7%	299	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Chicago on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Chicago is 1 h behind New York). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	LGA 06:00 → BOS 07:20AA 4377 · flown by Republic	1h 38m Boston	BOS 08:58 → ORD 11:00AA 1239	6h 00m	98%	87%
American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	3h 03m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	7h 19m	99%	86%
American Details →	LGA 06:45 → CMH 08:39AA 4398 · flown by Republic	1h 43m Columbus	CMH 10:22 → ORD 11:00AA 4953 · flown by SkyWest	5h 16m	97%	86%
American Details →	LGA 09:00 → BOS 10:19AA 4373 · flown by Republic	1h 42m Boston	BOS 12:01 → ORD 14:02AA 1610	6h 02m	96%	86%
United Details →	LGA 06:00 → IAD 07:26UA 3656 · flown by Republic	3h 05m Dulles	IAD 10:31 → ORD 11:53UA 1252	6h 53m	99%	85%
American Details →	LGA 07:50 → RIC 09:32AA 4486 · flown by Republic	2h 28m Richmond	RIC 12:00 → ORD 13:28AA 4500 · flown by Republic	6h 38m	100%	85%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1231	2h 21m Detroit	DTW 10:15 → ORD 10:50DL 3673 · flown by SkyWest	5h 45m	99%	83%
American Details →	LGA 07:00 → PIT 08:38AA 4420 · flown by Republic	3h 05m Pittsburgh	PIT 11:43 → ORD 12:38AA 4478 · flown by Republic	6h 38m	100%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	LGA 13:00 → DFW 15:54AA 1609	56m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:50 → ORD 19:44AA 2474	7h 44m	67%	34%
American Details →	LGA 13:00 → MIA 16:14AA 1643	46m Miami	MIA 17:00 → ORD 19:53AA 3056	7h 53m	52%	30%
American Details →	LGA 17:01 → DFW 20:10AA 3103	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:00 → ORD 23:39AA 2346	7h 38m	52%	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

GSP · 1h 18m · leaves 08:03 7%

DTW · 1h 10m · leaves 09:25 7%

BOS · 1h 08m · leaves 10:30 8%

Afternoon and evening

BOS · 1h 03m · leaves 15:09 42%

MIA · 46m · leaves 13:00 48%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 18:00 51%

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 1231 LGA 06:05 → DTW American AA 4103 DTW 10:33 → ORD Connection details →	2h 39m	6h 03m	99%	88%
American AA 4612 LGA 06:15 → DCA United UA 2201 DCA 10:30 → ORD Connection details →	2h 46m	6h 33m	98%	86%
Delta DL 5793 LGA 06:59 → BOS American AA 3022 BOS 10:29 → ORD Connection details →	2h 07m	6h 30m	99%	86%

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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