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Route Reliability

Pittsburgh → New York

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

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
2,253
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines86%726 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways85%454 flights
  3. 3.Delta Air Lines83%1,073 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PIT–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 70% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PIT–JFK flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 78%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 83%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(301 flights)
  • Tue85%(308 flights)
  • Wed84%(314 flights)
  • Thu85%(307 flights)
  • Fri86%(313 flights)
  • Sat86%(319 flights)
  • Sun78%(310 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(853 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(557 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(155 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(386 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(219 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 77% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%176
July 202581%171
August 202590%183
September 202586%206
October 202587%213
November 202589%198
December 202572%163
January 202682%159
February 202682%155
March 202686%184
April 202688%181
May 202685%183

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,253 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.