Route · IAH → JFK · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to New York
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), IAH to JFK (Houston to New York) ranks #3899 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 69.9%
- On-time
- -9.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 99 min
- Delay when late
- 1,868
- Flights
- #3899 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
3.2%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,417 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| May 2025 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | B6 |
| Dec 2024 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 1 | B6 |
| Nov 2024 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1 | B6 |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | B6 |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Nov 2023 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2023 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 0 | B6 |
| May 2023 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Apr 2023 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
IAH–JFK seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (79.0%) · weakest: December (61.1%)
Strongest calendar month
February
79.0% on-time · ~62 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
February
~62 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
61.1% on-time · ~36 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
3.2%
24 of 757 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
4 of 757 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
IAH on-time profileJFK - New York
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New York, NY.
JFK on-time profileCompare the two airports
See IAH and JFK side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare IAH vs JFKOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from IAH
Among 102 routes leaving IAH, only 6 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 17 stay ≥85% and 79 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing IAH options should weigh this 69.9% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4839 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About IAH to JFK
On-time performance on the IAH to JFK pairing (Houston to New York) trails a chunk of the network: 69.9% of 1,868 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 98.5-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,417 miles across 3 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 3.2% (24 of 757 flights), with 0.5% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, IAH–JFK peaks in February at 79.0% on-time ; the softest month is December at 61.1%, a 17.9-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using IAH–JFK data
IAH–JFK sits 9.1 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare IAH and JFK airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. IAH airport
- If your dates flex, February (79.0% on-time) beats December (61.1%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 69.9% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.