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Route Reliability

Houston → New York

IAH–JFK · 1,417 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
296
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • Delta Air Lines80% on time · 263 flights
  • JetBlue Airways59% on time · 33 flights

Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

IAH–JFK flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

IAH–JFK flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Sundays. On Wednesdays: 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(39 flights)
  • Tue81%(42 flights)
  • Wed71%(41 flights)
  • Thu71%(42 flights)
  • Fri75%(40 flights)
  • Sat84%(38 flights)
  • Sun85%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(10 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(261 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 55% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%11
September 202596%23
October 202570%30
November 202586%29
December 202561%28
January 202685%26
February 202684%25
March 202672%29
April 202690%29
May 202675%52

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 296 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.