Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to New York
340 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–JFK arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,735 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 minCancel2.7%Flights1,309
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel5.6%Flights426
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather49%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 59 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 PIT → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 2,858 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,191 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 208 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 995 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 15 min · 742 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 10 min · 743 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 746 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 774 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 750 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 753 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 746 flights
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