Historical on-time performance
New York to Cleveland
Flights on JFK–CLE arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 595 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.8%Flights534
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 15 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 JFK → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 987 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 983 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,136 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 40 min · 163 flights · limited
- Overnights69% on time · p90 70 min · 613 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 540 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 544 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 548 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 543 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 542 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 622 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 543 flights
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