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Route Reliability

New York → Salt Lake City

JFK–SLC · 1,990 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
1,928
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 Lines82%1,535 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways69%393 flights

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

JFK–SLC flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Monday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 82% on time on Mondays against 76% on Sundays.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 69%.

Trending in the right direction.

JFK–SLC flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(260 flights)
  • Tue81%(268 flights)
  • Wed81%(272 flights)
  • Thu76%(274 flights)
  • Fri79%(270 flights)
  • Sat78%(273 flights)
  • Sun76%(272 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(391 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(385 flights)
  • 12–3 PM90%(62 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(391 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(660 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 70% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%148
July 202574%150
August 202588%154
September 202585%150
October 202582%155
November 202580%147
December 202571%163
January 202671%150
February 202679%160
March 202679%195
April 202685%162
May 202685%155

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Based on 1,928 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.