Flights New York → Pittsburgh
JFK → PIT
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Pittsburgh, operating with an average on-time performance of 78%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12.2 minutes. The aircraft used include the Embraer RJ145, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Boeing 757-200, serving between two historically significant airports that opened in 1944 and 1948 respectively, with the destination airport handling over eight million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The New York (JFK) → Pittsburgh (PIT) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 686 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Pittsburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Pittsburgh (PIT) heads west for about 545 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of JFK-PIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Pittsburgh it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 686 tracked JFK-PIT flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-PIT
On the New York (JFK) -> Pittsburgh (PIT) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 686 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Pittsburgh is 3.35% across 686 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
