Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to New York
340 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–JFK arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%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
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.8%Flights1,382
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel5.1%Flights334
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PIT → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,788 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,347 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 240 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 980 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 762 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 10 min · 762 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 758 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 769 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 20 min · 761 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 767 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 777 flights
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