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Route Reliability

New York → Charleston

JFK–CHS · 636 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Charleston International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
1,720
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%1,085 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways74%635 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–CHS flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

JFK–CHS flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 74%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.4% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(240 flights)
  • Tue75%(222 flights)
  • Wed83%(222 flights)
  • Thu72%(237 flights)
  • Fri75%(246 flights)
  • Sat78%(233 flights)
  • Sun73%(243 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(312 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(376 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(348 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(238 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(368 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 64% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%142
July 202572%138
August 202580%146
September 202590%137
October 202573%150
November 202574%151
December 202566%140
January 202674%100
February 202670%98
March 202675%138
April 202685%155
May 202687%148

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,720 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.