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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 7 am and 38% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	RDU	JFK	1h 51m	77%	3.9%	1,288	Flying now
Delta	RDU	JFK	1h 53m	77%	5.2%	1,486	Flying now
JetBlue	RDU	JFK	1h 44m	73%	5.8%	937	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 →	RDU 05:20 → ATL 06:44DL 1552	2h 56m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	6h 36m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	RDU 05:33 → DTW 07:18DL 1388	2h 52m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	6h 26m	98%	83%
American Details →	RDU 07:45 → PIT 09:12AA 4532 · flown by Republic	3h 01m Pittsburgh	PIT 12:13 → JFK 13:55AA 4568 · flown by Republic	6h 10m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	RDU 06:25 → TPA 08:18DL 1279	2h 50m Tampa	TPA 11:08 → JFK 13:59DL 2042	7h 34m	99%	82%
American Details →	RDU 05:01 → CLT 06:00AA 1903	2h 11m Charlotte	CLT 08:11 → JFK 10:12AA 1029	5h 11m	98%	79%
American Details →	RDU 05:01 → MIA 07:12AA 1088	1h 10m Miami	MIA 08:22 → JFK 11:30AA 1051	6h 29m	93%	78%
Delta Details →	RDU 07:30 → ATL 08:59DL 2478	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	5h 59m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	RDU 06:00 → MCO 07:48DL 1337	3h 17m Orlando	MCO 11:05 → JFK 13:47DL 2049	7h 47m	99%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RDU 18:29 → CLT 19:45AA 2379	1h 09m Charlotte	CLT 20:54 → JFK 23:00AA 1727	4h 31m	64%	38%
American Details →	RDU 15:56 → DCA 17:24AA 5367 · flown by PSA	1h 16m Washington	DCA 18:40 → JFK 20:20AA 4336 · flown by Republic	4h 24m	59%	32%
Delta Details →	RDU 17:03 → MCO 19:04DL 1319	54m Orlando	MCO 19:58 → JFK 22:55DL 1668	5h 52m	62%	27%

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 · 1h 00m · leaves 05:20 5%

MIA · 1h 10m · leaves 05:01 7%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 07:45 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 18:29 36%

MCO · 54m · leaves 17:03 38%

DCA · 1h 16m · leaves 15:56 41%

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 2420 RDU 06:41 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	2h 12m	5h 18m	97%	80%
Southwest WN 3430 RDU 07:15 → MCO Delta DL 2049 MCO 11:05 → JFK Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 32m	100%	79%
American AA 4532 RDU 07:45 → PIT Delta DL 5823 PIT 11:58 → JFK Connection details →	2h 46m	5h 55m	98%	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