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Route Reliability

New York → ITH

JFK–ITH · 189 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to ITH Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
6.2%
Cancelled
724
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 724 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

JFK–ITH flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 73% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

JFK–ITH flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

JFK–ITH flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 71% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(97 flights)
  • Tue80%(97 flights)
  • Wed77%(91 flights)
  • Thu71%(94 flights)
  • Fri80%(98 flights)
  • Sat84%(101 flights)
  • Sun77%(96 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(168 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(178 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(319 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 74% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%57
July 202584%51
August 202582%61
September 202588%58
October 202582%60
November 202585%52
December 202563%54
January 202679%56
February 202671%49
March 202672%60
April 202674%58
May 202685%58

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Based on 724 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.