Historical on-time performance
New York to Rochester
264 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–ROC arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 600 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time66%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.3%Flights600
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather55%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 20 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 → ROC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 433 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 55 min · 962 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 60 min · 519 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 85 min · 198 flights · limited
- Overnights64% on time · p90 85 min · 1,711 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 75% on time.
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 540 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 535 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 559 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 70 min · 549 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 551 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 549 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 80 min · 540 flights
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