Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to New York
425 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–JFK arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 717 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.8%Flights717
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)46%
- Late aircraft30%
- 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 CLE → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,662 flights
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 792 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 743 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,155 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 617 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 614 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 619 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 619 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 701 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 613 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 617 flights
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