Historical on-time performance
New York to Portland
274 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–PWM arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 389 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.9%Flights389
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → PWM
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 50% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 485 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 321 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 629 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 60 min · 970 flights
- Evenings50% on time · p90 105 min · 245 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 373 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 372 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 383 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 379 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 379 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 379 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 385 flights
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