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BGR → New York

BGR–JFK · 382 miles · BGR Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
358
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 358 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

BGR–JFK flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 72% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

BGR–JFK flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Thursdays. On Mondays: 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(45 flights)
  • Tue77%(48 flights)
  • Wed76%(50 flights)
  • Thu78%(50 flights)
  • Fri78%(50 flights)
  • Sat73%(52 flights)
  • Sun71%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM83%(71 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(272 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 48% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202548%23
July 202562%29
August 202574%31
September 202587%30
October 202558%31
November 202578%27
December 202572%29
January 202685%26
February 202685%26
March 202677%30
April 202683%30
May 202684%31

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 358 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.