Historical on-time performance
Denver to New York
1,626 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–JFK arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,529 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.6%Flights984
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.5%Flights545
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline27%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 45 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 DEN → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,142 flights
- Early mornings76% on time · p90 40 min · 124 flights · limited
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,699 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 75 min · 1,462 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 604 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 609 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 665 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 671 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 608 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 676 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 670 flights
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