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 9 am and almost half the time at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	MCO	JFK	2h 43m	78%	3.0%	1,981	Flying now
JetBlue	MCO	JFK	2h 47m	72%	3.6%	2,612	Flying now
Frontier	MCO	JFK	2h 52m	88%	1.5%	263	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	MCO 06:15 → ATL 07:52DL 1494	1h 48m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 41m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	MCO 06:00 → DTW 08:38DL 1201	1h 32m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 59m	96%	82%
American Details →	MCO 06:00 → MIA 07:12AA 2894	2h 43m Miami	MIA 09:55 → JFK 13:04AA 1052	7h 04m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	MCO 07:00 → ATL 08:41DL 2080	2h 29m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 29m	98%	78%
American Details →	MCO 05:00 → CLT 06:45AA 1896	1h 26m Charlotte	CLT 08:11 → JFK 10:12AA 1029	5h 12m	96%	78%
American Details →	MCO 06:30 → ORD 08:36AA 938	2h 24m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	8h 08m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	MCO 09:05 → ATL 10:40DL 1505	3h 19m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → JFK 16:28DL 1575	7h 23m	99%	74%
Delta Details →	MCO 13:05 → ATL 14:49DL 664	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	8h 23m	98%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MCO 15:40 → ATL 17:31DL 1372	1h 11m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	5h 48m	72%	53%
JetBlue Details →	MCO 18:24 → FLL 19:36B6 1947	1h 22m Fort Lauderdale	FLL 20:58 → JFK 01:18 +1B6 1902	5h 40m	72%	43%
American Details →	MCO 19:40 → MIA 20:57AA 2147	54m Miami	MIA 21:51 → JFK 00:59 +1AA 944	5h 19m	34%	22%

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

MIA · 1h 10m · leaves 06:00 8%

DFW · 1h 17m · leaves 08:30 10%

ATL · 59m · leaves 07:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 50m · leaves 17:45 46%

SJU · 48m · leaves 14:38 47%

MIA · 54m · leaves 19:40 66%

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.


Southwest WN 4309 MCO 07:30 → PIT American AA 4568 PIT 12:13 → JFK Connection details →	2h 23m	6h 25m	100%	83%
American AA 1896 MCO 05:00 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	3h 16m	6h 59m	99%	81%
Southwest WN 2594 MCO 06:40 → AUS Delta DL 1406 AUS 11:14 → JFK Connection details →	2h 59m	9h 32m	100%	80%

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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