Flights Pittsburgh → New York
PIT → JFK
Route overview
This flight route connects Pittsburgh to New York, operating with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.9 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 542 total flights using aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145 and Boeing 757-200, serving between two well-established airports: Pittsburgh International Airport (opened in 1944) and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York (opened in 1948), which handles over 62 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 685 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 545 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of PIT-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 685 tracked PIT-JFK flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 3.6% 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 PIT-JFK
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 685 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-New York is 3.65% across 685 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.
