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Route Reliability

Boston → New York

BOSJFK · 187 miles · Boston Logan International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.Delta Air Lines77%1,791 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines77%1,493 flights
  3. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(757 flights)
  • Tue76%(785 flights)
  • Wed81%(792 flights)
  • Thu72%(779 flights)
  • Fri76%(790 flights)
  • Sat79%(817 flights)
  • Sun70%(781 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 69% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%431
July 202568%443
August 202582%494
September 202580%531
October 202579%534
November 202578%418
December 202572%413
January 202677%439
February 202672%422
March 202670%506
April 202679%440
May 202681%430

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.