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Route Reliability

New York → Cleveland

JFK–CLE · 425 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.7%
Cancelled
1,680
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines81%547 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines77%1,070 flights

Not enough history to rank: JetBlue Airways (63 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–CLE flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–CLE flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 77%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.7% 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
  • Mon78%(223 flights)
  • Tue81%(231 flights)
  • Wed83%(224 flights)
  • Thu78%(225 flights)
  • Fri77%(231 flights)
  • Sat78%(242 flights)
  • Sun72%(223 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(384 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(618 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(207 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(85 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(301 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 68% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%138
July 202573%137
August 202583%156
September 202588%147
October 202585%151
November 202582%112
December 202565%109
January 202667%114
February 202679%102
March 202671%122
April 202682%148
May 202685%163

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,680 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.