Historical on-time performance
New York to Columbus
483 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–CMH arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%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-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.7%Flights1,752
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 → CMH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Middays92% on time · p90 10 min · 631 flights
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,462 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,241 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,093 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 50 min · 343 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 826 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 830 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 830 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 817 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 822 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 45 min · 827 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 818 flights
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