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Route Reliability

New York → Boston

JFK–BOS · 187 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
5,761
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 Lines77%1,791 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines77%1,493 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways70%2,477 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–BOS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–BOS flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 70%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.2% 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
  • Mon74%(758 flights)
  • Tue75%(783 flights)
  • Wed76%(797 flights)
  • Thu71%(789 flights)
  • Fri72%(796 flights)
  • Sat80%(823 flights)
  • Sun69%(773 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(1133 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(958 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(937 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(985 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(548 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(957 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 69% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%429
July 202570%445
August 202582%495
September 202567%535
October 202570%542
November 202576%422
December 202567%416
January 202678%441
February 202673%422
March 202672%500
April 202681%443
May 202683%429

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 5,761 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.