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Route Reliability

Chicago → New York

ORD–JFK · 740 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
3,081
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways82%549 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines73%1,419 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines67%996 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines60%117 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 56% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–JFK flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 64%.

JetBlue Airways has a clear lead on this route.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 60%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.8% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(417 flights)
  • Tue75%(418 flights)
  • Wed70%(429 flights)
  • Thu75%(417 flights)
  • Fri74%(437 flights)
  • Sat78%(394 flights)
  • Sun64%(417 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(907 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(767 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(588 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(384 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(283 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 68% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%223
July 202563%220
August 202578%243
September 202581%256
October 202576%273
November 202573%251
December 202558%248
January 202672%231
February 202671%212
March 202666%280
April 202676%233
May 202684%259

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,081 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.