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 82% on time.

Nonstops


Delta	PWM	JFK	1h 31m	82%	5.8%	712	Flying now
JetBlue	PWM	JFK	1h 22m	82%	3.9%	336	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 →	PWM 06:00 → ATL 08:45DL 1515	2h 25m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	7h 29m	99%	79%
American Details →	PWM 06:09 → ORD 08:20AA 4391 · flown by Republic	2h 40m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	8h 29m	94%	73%
Delta Details →	PWM 12:40 → DTW 14:49DL 426	1h 29m Detroit	DTW 16:18 → JFK 18:29DL 2934	5h 49m	93%	70%
Delta Details →	PWM 13:55 → ATL 16:50DL 2479	1h 52m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	7h 33m	93%	70%
American Details →	PWM 07:16 → CLT 09:46AA 2966	1h 59m Charlotte	CLT 11:45 → JFK 13:47AA 2812	6h 31m	97%	68%
American Details →	PWM 14:25 → CLT 17:02AA 2348	3h 52m Charlotte	CLT 20:54 → JFK 23:00AA 1727	8h 35m	96%	56%
Delta Details →	PWM 16:45 → DTW 18:54DL 1821	1h 16m Detroit	DTW 20:10 → JFK 22:16DL 1316	5h 28m	84%	48%
American Details →	PWM 12:15 → ORD 14:21AA 4488 · flown by Republic	2h 12m Chicago	ORD 16:33 → JFK 20:04AA 1421	7h 52m	91%	45%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PWM 11:58 → DCA 13:59AA 5366 · flown by PSA	55m Washington	DCA 14:54 → JFK 16:29AA 4781 · flown by Republic	4h 31m	59%	32%

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

ATL · 55m · leaves 06:00 14%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 16m · leaves 16:45 16%

CLT · 1h 00m · leaves 14:25 24%

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.


United UA 723 PWM 06:00 → ORD American AA 4356 ORD 11:00 → JFK Connection details →	3h 00m	8h 38m	100%	80%
Southwest WN 3411 PWM 13:00 → BNA JetBlue B6 1174 BNA 18:00 → JFK Connection details →	3h 20m	8h 31m	100%	68%
American AA 4488 PWM 12:15 → ORD JetBlue B6 406 ORD 17:27 → JFK Connection details →	3h 06m	8h 48m	94%	67%

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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