Historical on-time performance
Columbus to New York
483 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–JFK arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,752 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.5%Flights1,752
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)52%
- Late aircraft18%
- 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 CMH → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 2,256 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 634 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,707 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 981 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 159 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 822 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 825 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 814 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 824 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 813 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 821 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 818 flights
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