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Route Reliability

Burlington → New York

BTVJFK · 266 miles · Burlington International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
5.8%
Cancelled
724
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 724 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BTV–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 78% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BTV–JFK flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 74%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

BTV–JFK flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon85%(94 flights)
  • Tue83%(98 flights)
  • Wed84%(97 flights)
  • Thu85%(93 flights)
  • Fri87%(99 flights)
  • Sat85%(102 flights)
  • Sun74%(97 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(349 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(139 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(192 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 80% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%54
July 202584%51
August 202595%61
September 202588%59
October 202588%60
November 202577%57
December 202570%57
January 202678%55
February 202680%51
March 202682%56
April 202683%59
May 202690%60

Based on 724 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.