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Route Reliability

New York → Columbus

JFK–CMH · 483 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
1,793
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines80%720 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines77%1,073 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–CMH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 60% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–CMH flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 77%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% 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
  • Mon80%(240 flights)
  • Tue81%(248 flights)
  • Wed83%(245 flights)
  • Thu77%(241 flights)
  • Fri79%(251 flights)
  • Sat79%(252 flights)
  • Sun70%(245 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(35 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(663 flights)
  • 12–3 PM60%(75 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(625 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(254 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(70 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 66% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%143
July 202571%143
August 202585%153
September 202582%148
October 202576%152
November 202580%141
December 202571%138
January 202682%135
February 202683%125
March 202678%152
April 202683%150
May 202685%142

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,793 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.