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


Delta	SYR	JFK	1h 28m	85%	4.6%	1,071	Flying now
JetBlue	SYR	JFK	1h 14m	81%	6.2%	417	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 →	SYR 06:11 → DTW 07:47DL 2091	2h 23m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	5h 48m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	SYR 06:00 → ATL 08:27DL 1108	1h 13m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 56m	90%	79%
American Details →	SYR 06:00 → ORD 07:24AA 4134 · flown by Envoy	3h 36m Chicago	ORD 11:00 → JFK 14:38AA 4356 · flown by Republic	8h 38m	96%	76%
Delta Details →	SYR 12:22 → ATL 14:43DL 1375	3h 59m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	9h 06m	99%	73%
American Details →	SYR 08:00 → CLT 10:11AA 1235	1h 34m Charlotte	CLT 11:45 → JFK 13:47AA 2812	5h 47m	93%	64%
JetBlue Details →	SYR 10:35 → MCO 13:28B6 655	1h 29m Orlando	MCO 14:57 → JFK 17:44B6 1084	7h 16m	85%	63%
Delta Details →	SYR 13:39 → DTW 15:17DL 3533 · flown by SkyWest	1h 01m Detroit	DTW 16:18 → JFK 18:29DL 2934	4h 50m	79%	60%
American Details →	SYR 13:18 → DCA 14:52AA 5589 · flown by PSA	3h 48m Washington	DCA 18:40 → JFK 20:20AA 4336 · flown by Republic	7h 02m	95%	55%

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

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 07:16 8%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 06:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

DTW · 1h 01m · leaves 13:39 21%

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 1008 SYR 06:15 → ORD JetBlue B6 906 ORD 09:40 → JFK Connection details →	2h 11m	6h 44m	97%	77%
American AA 4056 SYR 06:03 → DCA Delta DL 5624 DCA 11:00 → JFK Connection details →	3h 26m	6h 15m	100%	69%
American AA 4134 SYR 06:00 → ORD Delta DL 4725 ORD 10:05 → JFK Connection details →	2h 41m	7h 30m	95%	65%

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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