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Route Reliability

New York → Rochester

JFK–ROC · 264 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
1,671
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 Lines78%1,071 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways69%600 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–ROC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 60% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–ROC flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays and just 65% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.9% 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
  • Mon76%(229 flights)
  • Tue77%(222 flights)
  • Wed80%(223 flights)
  • Thu71%(227 flights)
  • Fri77%(232 flights)
  • Sat77%(227 flights)
  • Sun65%(226 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(54 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(455 flights)
  • 12–3 PM60%(52 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(344 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(681 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 62% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%133
July 202569%136
August 202580%154
September 202585%149
October 202581%149
November 202570%138
December 202562%118
January 202680%118
February 202676%110
March 202668%130
April 202679%119
May 202683%132

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,671 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.