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 84% on time.

Nonstops


American	PIT	JFK	1h 42m	86%	4.1%	727	Flying now
JetBlue	PIT	JFK	1h 33m	85%	6.8%	454	Flying now
Delta	PIT	JFK	1h 41m	83%	2.9%	1,073	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 →	PIT 05:45 → ATL 07:25DL 1504	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	6h 11m	99%	86%
American Details →	PIT 08:02 → ORD 09:00AA 4625 · flown by Republic	2h 00m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	6h 36m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	PIT 06:05 → BOS 08:01DL 5690 · flown by Republic	1h 04m Boston	BOS 09:05 → JFK 10:24DL 5720 · flown by Republic	4h 19m	93%	78%
Delta Details →	PIT 07:00 → ATL 08:49DL 1383	2h 21m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 29m	97%	76%
American Details →	PIT 05:03 → CLT 06:35AA 349	1h 36m Charlotte	CLT 08:11 → JFK 10:12AA 1029	5h 09m	96%	75%
Delta Details →	PIT 06:30 → DTW 07:44DL 5319 · flown by Endeavor	2h 26m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 29m	93%	75%
Delta Details →	PIT 13:47 → ATL 15:35DL 1345	3h 07m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	7h 41m	98%	73%
Delta Details →	PIT 12:25 → DTW 13:34DL 5303 · flown by Endeavor	2h 44m Detroit	DTW 16:18 → JFK 18:29DL 2934	6h 04m	97%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	PIT 17:46 → DTW 19:04DL 5766 · flown by Republic	1h 06m Detroit	DTW 20:10 → JFK 22:16DL 1316	4h 27m	71%	39%
American Details →	PIT 15:36 → CLT 17:15AA 2309	47m Charlotte	CLT 18:02 → JFK 20:06AA 657	4h 30m	59%	33%
American Details →	PIT 17:44 → DCA 18:59AA 1473	59m Washington	DCA 19:58 → JFK 21:30AA 4474 · flown by Republic	3h 46m	47%	17%

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 17m · leaves 06:38 7%

BOS · 1h 04m · leaves 06:05 7%

ATL · 51m · leaves 07:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 06m · leaves 17:46 29%

CLT · 47m · leaves 15:36 41%

DCA · 59m · leaves 17:44 53%

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 4427 PIT 06:23 → ORD JetBlue B6 906 ORD 09:40 → JFK Connection details →	2h 19m	6h 36m	96%	81%
American AA 349 PIT 05:03 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	3h 26m	6h 56m	96%	77%
United UA 2218 PIT 07:00 → ORD American AA 4350 ORD 10:51 → JFK Connection details →	3h 03m	7h 30m	97%	71%

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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