Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) delays & on-time performance
Rochester, New York · 22 nonstop destinations · 11 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ROC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.7%
278 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
86 min when late
Departed on time
77%
avg taxi-out 17 min
Figures cover 10,281 departures from ROC; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ROC were on time 74% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2.7% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- JetBlue was the most punctual airline here (82% on time); PSA Airlines was the least (68%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (90% on time); around 5pm did worst (55%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%).
Most delayed routes from ROC
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MCO · Orlando64%504 flts
- DCA · Washington67%1,033 flts
- ORD · Chicago76%2,355 flts
- MDW · Chicago78%496 flts
- DTW · Detroit79%482 flts
- ATL · Atlanta80%1,041 flts
- CLT · Charlotte81%994 flts
- EWR · Newark81%600 flts
- BWI · Baltimore83%1,105 flts
- BOS · Boston84%384 flts
Most reliable routes from ROC
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- JFK · New York84%606 flts
- BOS · Boston84%384 flts
- BWI · Baltimore83%1,105 flts
- EWR · Newark81%600 flts
- CLT · Charlotte81%994 flts
- ATL · Atlanta80%1,041 flts
- DTW · Detroit79%482 flts
- MDW · Chicago78%496 flts
- ORD · Chicago76%2,355 flts
- DCA · Washington67%1,033 flts
Best airline at ROC
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue | 82% | 4.3% | 14 min | 2 | 698 |
| Republic Airways | 82% | 3.8% | 16 min | 6 | 1,906 |
| Delta Air Lines | 81% | 2.5% | 16 min | 2 | 1,158 |
| Envoy Air | 81% | 2.0% | 17 min | 4 | 954 |
| American Airlines | 80% | 2.0% | 22 min | 1 | 818 |
| Southwest Airlines | 77% | 1.1% | 16 min | 6 | 2,105 |
| Spirit Airlines | 74% | 2.6% | 25 min | 3 | 153 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 71% | 3.1% | 35 min | 3 | 752 |
| United Airlines | 68% | 1.4% | 27 min | 3 | 625 |
| PSA Airlines | 68% | 5.0% | 37 min | 3 | 974 |
| Allegiant Air | 46% | 1.4% | 34 min | 3 | 138 |
Best time to fly out of ROC
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am90%680 flts
- 6am87%2,392 flts
- 7am87%404 flts
- 8am92%121 flts
- 10am83%353 flts
- 11am76%671 flts
- 12pm76%1,475 flts
- 1pm80%621 flts
- 2pm76%452 flts
- 3pm71%265 flts
- 4pm66%389 flts
- 5pm55%1,089 flts
- 6pm72%903 flts
- 7pm58%268 flts
- 8pm62%145 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft38%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion26%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.