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 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


American	PWM	LGA	1h 29m	89%	1.5%	406	Flying now
Delta	PWM	LGA	1h 30m	79%	4.8%	1,200	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	1h 45m Atlanta	ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:44DL 371	6h 44m	99%	82%
United Details →	PWM 06:00 → ORD 08:00UA 723	2h 03m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	7h 26m	100%	80%
American Details →	PWM 07:16 → CLT 09:46AA 2966	3h 21m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	7h 49m	99%	79%
United Details →	PWM 05:15 → IAD 07:00UA 1926	1h 19m Dulles	IAD 08:19 → LGA 09:48UA 6116 · flown by Mesa	4h 33m	97%	78%
American Details →	PWM 05:45 → DCA 07:45AA 4351 · flown by Republic	2h 14m Washington	DCA 09:59 → LGA 11:25AA 4491 · flown by Republic	5h 40m	98%	73%
Delta Details →	PWM 11:48 → MSP 13:50DL 1766	1h 40m Minneapolis	MSP 15:30 → LGA 19:18DL 2732	7h 29m	98%	70%
American Details →	PWM 06:09 → ORD 08:20AA 4391 · flown by Republic	1h 59m Chicago	ORD 10:19 → LGA 13:34AA 1015	7h 25m	94%	68%
Delta Details →	PWM 16:45 → DTW 18:54DL 1821	2h 56m Detroit	DTW 21:50 → LGA 23:41DL 2603	6h 56m	94%	64%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PWM 18:01 → CLT 20:36AA 2352	1h 04m Charlotte	CLT 21:40 → LGA 23:30AA 2068	5h 32m	72%	45%
American Details →	PWM 14:25 → CLT 17:02AA 2348	48m Charlotte	CLT 17:50 → LGA 19:45AA 1060	5h 25m	69%	40%
American Details →	PWM 11:58 → DCA 13:59AA 5366 · flown by PSA	57m Washington	DCA 14:56 → LGA 16:33AA 4773 · flown by Republic	4h 32m	61%	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

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 1%

IAD · 1h 19m · leaves 05:15 3%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 51m · leaves 19:16 21%

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 13:55 23%

CLT · 48m · leaves 14:25 31%

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 Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	1h 35m	6h 56m	93%	79%
American AA 2966 PWM 07:16 → CLT Delta DL 5051 CLT 11:50 → LGA Connection details →	2h 04m	6h 34m	94%	67%
American AA 4391 PWM 06:09 → ORD United UA 669 ORD 10:03 → LGA Connection details →	1h 43m	7h 17m	82%	64%

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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