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Route Reliability

Richmond → New York

RIC–JFK · 288 miles · Richmond International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
Cancelled
980
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 980 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RIC–JFK flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 75% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

RIC–JFK flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 77%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

RIC–JFK flights arrived on time 85% 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
  • Mon85%(131 flights)
  • Tue84%(133 flights)
  • Wed87%(131 flights)
  • Thu81%(129 flights)
  • Fri84%(137 flights)
  • Sat81%(133 flights)
  • Sun77%(130 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(254 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(172 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(179 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(313 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(6 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 79% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%77
July 202586%79
August 202594%92
September 202588%88
October 202589%90
November 202577%85
December 202566%80
January 202678%55
February 202673%52
March 202678%59
April 202687%77
May 202690%90

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Based on 980 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.