Historical on-time performance
New York to Raleigh-durham
Flights on JFK–RDU arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,381 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.9%Flights1,464
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.3%Flights917
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 125 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 → RDU
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 67% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 2,317 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,891 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,164 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,998 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,506 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,373 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,387 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,397 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,411 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,480 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,412 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,416 flights
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