Route Reliability
Boston → New York
BOS–JFK · 187 miles · Boston Logan International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.4%
- Cancelled
- 5,756
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines77%1,791 flights
- 2.American Airlines77%1,493 flights
- 3.JetBlue Airways74%2,472 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
BOS–JFK flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
BOS–JFK flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 70%.
Not much between Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways.
On this route they all land within 74% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon75%(757 flights)
- Tue76%(785 flights)
- Wed81%(792 flights)
- Thu72%(779 flights)
- Fri76%(790 flights)
- Sat79%(817 flights)
- Sun70%(781 flights)
- 3–6 AM93%(339 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(1135 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(1022 flights)
- 12–3 PM72%(944 flights)
- 3–6 PM61%(1053 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(946 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM65%(62 flights)
Jun 69% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 69% | 431 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 443 |
| August 2025 | 82% | 494 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 531 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 534 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 418 |
| December 2025 | 72% | 413 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 439 |
| February 2026 | 72% | 422 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 506 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 440 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 430 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 5,756 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.