Historical on-time performance
Columbus to New York
483 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–JFK arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,668 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 timep9030 minCancel3.5%Flights1,668
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)47%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather32%
- Air traffic (NAS)49%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). 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 CMH → 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 · 2,138 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,731 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 500 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 159 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 812 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 762 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 758 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 765 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 763 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 762 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 766 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 20 min · 764 flights
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