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 73% on time.

Nonstops


American	ORF	LGA	1h 35m	74%	6.4%	947	Flying now
Delta	ORF	LGA	1h 32m	72%	7.3%	1,250	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 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	3h 20m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	7h 24m	99%	81%
American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	46m Charlotte	CLT 07:05 → LGA 09:01AA 2043	4h 00m	95%	80%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	2h 32m Atlanta	ATL 09:30 → LGA 11:45DL 557	6h 30m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1079	2h 11m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	5h 45m	96%	79%
United Details →	ORF 06:05 → IAD 07:07UA 1524	1h 12m Dulles	IAD 08:19 → LGA 09:48UA 6116 · flown by Mesa	3h 43m	98%	78%
American Details →	ORF 06:00 → MIA 08:24AA 756	1h 32m Miami	MIA 09:56 → LGA 12:59AA 3256	6h 59m	95%	76%
American Details →	ORF 06:00 → DCA 06:59AA 5520 · flown by PSA	3h 00m Washington	DCA 09:59 → LGA 11:25AA 4491 · flown by Republic	5h 25m	96%	74%
American Details →	ORF 06:44 → ORD 08:25AA 4683 · flown by Republic	1h 54m Chicago	ORD 10:19 → LGA 13:34AA 1015	6h 50m	96%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORF 16:43 → ATL 18:38DL 1101	1h 22m Atlanta	ATL 20:00 → LGA 22:27DL 490	5h 44m	70%	43%
American Details →	ORF 11:07 → DCA 12:19AA 5336 · flown by PSA	1h 40m Washington	DCA 13:59 → LGA 15:35AA 4730 · flown by Republic	4h 26m	73%	42%
United Details →	ORF 19:59 → IAD 21:13UA 4810 · flown by CommuteAir	52m Dulles	IAD 22:05 → LGA 23:30UA 3682 · flown by Republic	3h 31m	72%	33%

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

IAD · 1h 12m · leaves 06:05 2%

CLT · 46m · leaves 05:01 5%

ATL · 1h 20m · leaves 06:20 6%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 13:52 10%

IAD · 52m · leaves 19:59 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.


Delta DL 2966 ORF 05:15 → ATL American AA 4628 ATL 09:24 → LGA Connection details →	2h 26m	6h 34m	96%	82%
Southwest WN 2673 ORF 06:30 → MCO Delta DL 1164 MCO 10:51 → LGA Connection details →	2h 21m	6h 57m	100%	78%
American AA 3168 ORF 05:01 → CLT Delta DL 5068 CLT 09:36 → LGA Connection details →	3h 17m	6h 31m	100%	76%

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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