Historical on-time performance
Rochester to New York
264 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ROC–JFK arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%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-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.5%Flights600
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 21 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 ROC → JFK
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,856 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 886 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 528 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 110 min · 521 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 538 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 536 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 60 min · 550 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 551 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 549 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 552 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 547 flights
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