Route Reliability
Denver → New York
DEN–JFK · 1,626 miles · Denver International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.9%
- Cancelled
- 1,578
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines86%984 flights
- 2.JetBlue Airways69%545 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (49 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
DEN–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 70% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Skip Monday if you can.
DEN–JFK flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 75%.
Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 69%.
Ticking up lately.
DEN–JFK flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% 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
- Mon75%(228 flights)
- Tue87%(213 flights)
- Wed83%(221 flights)
- Thu76%(220 flights)
- Fri79%(228 flights)
- Sat82%(197 flights)
- Sun78%(218 flights)
- 6–9 AM90%(378 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM70%(266 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(379 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(5 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM79%(497 flights)
Jun 64% → May 91% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 64% | 138 |
| July 2025 | 62% | 137 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 152 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 118 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 141 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 126 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 149 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 99 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 92 |
| March 2026 | 82% | 133 |
| April 2026 | 92% | 118 |
| May 2026 | 91% | 122 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,578 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.