Historical on-time performance
Denver to New York
1,626 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–JFK arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,503 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.9%Flights916
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time63%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.9%Flights587
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DEN → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,133 flights
- Early mornings76% on time · p90 40 min · 124 flights · limited
- Middays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,675 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 80 min · 1,540 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 80 min · 102 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 619 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 626 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 678 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 672 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 65 min · 683 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 678 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 618 flights
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