Historical on-time performance
New York to Pittsburgh
Flights on JFK–PIT arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,736 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.5%Flights1,310
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time63%Medianon timep9095 minCancel5.2%Flights426
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)47%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 94 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 860 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 25 min · 474 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,547 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,344 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 85 min · 1,032 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 744 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 744 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 745 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 748 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 751 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 773 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 752 flights
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