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Route Reliability

New York → Pittsburgh

JFK–PIT · 340 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
2,254
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines80%1,073 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%727 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways67%454 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–PIT flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 66% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–PIT flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 70%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(299 flights)
  • Tue79%(307 flights)
  • Wed80%(308 flights)
  • Thu77%(299 flights)
  • Fri81%(308 flights)
  • Sat76%(316 flights)
  • Sun70%(302 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(7 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(354 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(617 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(347 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(471 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(343 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 60% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%165
July 202565%157
August 202586%182
September 202584%203
October 202580%212
November 202577%197
December 202566%162
January 202677%159
February 202681%155
March 202674%184
April 202685%181
May 202684%182

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,254 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.