Historical on-time performance
New York to Cleveland
425 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–CLE arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 718 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel2.4%Flights718
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → CLE
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 68% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 994 flights
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,135 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,414 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 40 min · 159 flights · limited
- Overnights68% on time · p90 70 min · 697 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 616 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 619 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 619 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 616 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 612 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 618 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 699 flights
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