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Route Reliability

Charleston → New York

CHS–JFK · 636 miles · Charleston International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
1,719
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 Lines80%1,085 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways72%634 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CHS–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CHS–JFK flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.5% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(240 flights)
  • Tue77%(221 flights)
  • Wed80%(223 flights)
  • Thu74%(234 flights)
  • Fri78%(247 flights)
  • Sat79%(236 flights)
  • Sun73%(237 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(399 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(272 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(412 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(331 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(222 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 66% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%143
July 202564%135
August 202583%146
September 202591%137
October 202580%152
November 202581%150
December 202562%141
January 202679%101
February 202672%95
March 202671%136
April 202682%154
May 202689%148

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Based on 1,719 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.