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Route Reliability

Cleveland → New York

CLEJFK · 425 miles · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
5.5%
Cancelled
1,679
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 Lines82%1,072 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines80%545 flights

Not enough history to rank: JetBlue Airways (62 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLE–JFK flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLE–JFK flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 80% to 82% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.5% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(217 flights)
  • Tue81%(229 flights)
  • Wed87%(225 flights)
  • Thu84%(221 flights)
  • Fri78%(229 flights)
  • Sat86%(241 flights)
  • Sun76%(224 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(396 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(234 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(280 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(522 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(152 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 68% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%133
July 202571%131
August 202589%156
September 202590%147
October 202587%150
November 202588%111
December 202562%108
January 202675%114
February 202688%102
March 202676%121
April 202686%149
May 202690%164

Based on 1,679 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.