Historical on-time performance
New York to Pittsburgh
340 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–PIT arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,746 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.3%Flights1,382
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.3%Flights30
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time60%Medianon timep90110 minCancel4.8%Flights334
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → PIT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 782 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 25 min · 618 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,743 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,191 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 75 min · 1,026 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 764 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 764 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 757 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 769 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 762 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 776 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 60 min · 768 flights
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