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

No clear winner: Delta’s RIC → JFK flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	RIC	JFK	1h 32m	82%	4.4%	980	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 →	RIC 05:45 → ATL 07:20DL 1460	2h 20m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	6h 11m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:00 → DTW 07:55DL 5453 · flown by Endeavor	2h 15m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 59m	94%	80%
American Details →	RIC 05:02 → CLT 06:15AA 549	1h 56m Charlotte	CLT 08:11 → JFK 10:12AA 1029	5h 10m	97%	79%
American Details →	RIC 06:00 → ORD 07:34AA 4512 · flown by Republic	3h 26m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	8h 38m	96%	78%
Delta Details →	RIC 07:00 → ATL 08:48DL 1402	2h 22m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 29m	97%	76%
Delta Details →	RIC 06:04 → BOS 08:00DL 5697 · flown by Republic	1h 05m Boston	BOS 09:05 → JFK 10:24DL 5720 · flown by Republic	4h 20m	89%	76%
Delta Details →	RIC 12:36 → DTW 14:21DL 3166	1h 57m Detroit	DTW 16:18 → JFK 18:29DL 2934	5h 53m	98%	75%
Delta Details →	RIC 13:03 → ATL 14:52DL 2650	3h 50m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	8h 25m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	RIC 14:15 → MSP 16:19DL 5063 · flown by Endeavor	1h 51m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → JFK 22:09DL 5244 · flown by Endeavor	7h 54m	73%	34%
American Details →	RIC 18:25 → MIA 20:55AA 2939	56m Miami	MIA 21:51 → JFK 00:59 +1AA 944	6h 34m	51%	32%
American Details →	RIC 15:39 → CLT 17:05AA 5370 · flown by PSA	57m Charlotte	CLT 18:02 → JFK 20:06AA 657	4h 27m	53%	29%

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 10m · leaves 09:07 3%

BOS · 1h 05m · leaves 06:04 11%

ATL · 52m · leaves 07:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 11m · leaves 17:01 23%

CLT · 57m · leaves 15:39 47%

MIA · 56m · leaves 18:25 49%

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 549 RIC 05:02 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	3h 46m	6h 57m	99%	81%
United UA 224 RIC 06:00 → ORD American AA 4356 ORD 11:00 → JFK Connection details →	3h 37m	8h 38m	99%	77%
American AA 604 RIC 06:30 → MIA Delta DL 1520 MIA 11:23 → JFK Connection details →	2h 23m	8h 00m	95%	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