Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 78% on time.

Nonstops


American	ORF	JFK	1h 27m	83%	5.2%	648	Flying now
Delta	ORF	JFK	1h 33m	75%	5.1%	1,011	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 →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	6h 41m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1079	2h 16m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 54m	96%	81%
American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	1h 52m Charlotte	CLT 08:11 → JFK 10:12AA 1029	5h 11m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	3h 00m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	7h 09m	99%	78%
American Details →	ORF 06:00 → MIA 08:24AA 756	1h 31m Miami	MIA 09:55 → JFK 13:04AA 1052	7h 04m	95%	77%
American Details →	ORF 06:44 → ORD 08:25AA 4683 · flown by Republic	2h 26m Chicago	ORD 10:51 → JFK 14:30AA 4350 · flown by Republic	7h 46m	98%	74%
Delta Details →	ORF 13:52 → ATL 15:45DL 2925	2h 57m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	7h 36m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	ORF 10:16 → ATL 12:05DL 1336	1h 54m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → JFK 16:28DL 1575	6h 12m	98%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORF 12:37 → DTW 14:43DL 4653 · flown by Endeavor	1h 35m Detroit	DTW 16:18 → JFK 18:29DL 2934	5h 52m	74%	56%
American Details →	ORF 18:24 → CLT 20:02AA 5339 · flown by PSA	52m Charlotte	CLT 20:54 → JFK 23:00AA 1727	4h 36m	57%	32%
American Details →	ORF 17:42 → DCA 18:55AA 5338 · flown by PSA	1h 03m Washington	DCA 19:58 → JFK 21:30AA 4474 · flown by Republic	3h 48m	50%	16%

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 07m · leaves 06:46 14%

ATL · 46m · leaves 05:15 19%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 11m · leaves 17:01 21%

CLT · 52m · leaves 18:24 43%

DCA · 1h 03m · leaves 17:42 50%

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 3168 ORF 05:01 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	3h 42m	6h 58m	100%	82%
Southwest WN 2673 ORF 06:30 → MCO Delta DL 2049 MCO 11:05 → JFK Connection details →	2h 35m	7h 17m	100%	79%
United UA 5690 ORF 06:00 → ORD JetBlue B6 906 ORD 09:40 → JFK Connection details →	2h 11m	6h 59m	86%	70%

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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