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Route Reliability

Detroit → New York

DTW–JFK · 509 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
1,887
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways86%445 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines79%1,442 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DTW–JFK flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 84% on time on Tuesdays against 78% on Sundays.

JetBlue Airways has a slight edge here.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 79%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–JFK flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(253 flights)
  • Tue84%(264 flights)
  • Wed81%(264 flights)
  • Thu82%(265 flights)
  • Fri81%(263 flights)
  • Sat80%(260 flights)
  • Sun78%(265 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(695 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(370 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(56 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(365 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(152 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(195 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 72% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%147
July 202581%148
August 202591%153
September 202593%170
October 202587%185
November 202583%169
December 202563%137
January 202670%140
February 202678%131
March 202676%152
April 202681%150
May 202687%152

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,887 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.