Historical on-time performance
New York to Rochester
264 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–ROC arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 793 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.6%Flights110
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9095 minCancel2.0%Flights683
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 → ROC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 679 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 55 min · 991 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 713 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 80 min · 271 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 85 min · 1,835 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 75% on time.
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 641 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 636 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 70 min · 646 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 639 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 640 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 653 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 634 flights
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