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JetBlue ORD to JFK on-time performance

JetBlue nonstop flights from Chicago to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
6.5%
39 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
94 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 5
route average 74% on time

Key facts

  • JetBlue flights on ORD to JFK arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
  • 6.5% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
  • That ranks #2 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
  • The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (40%).

On-time trend by month

50%75%100%July 2025: 68.5% on time, 11.3% cancelledJul ’25August 2025: 91.8% on time, 1.6% cancelledAug ’25September 2025: 91.8% on time, 0.0% cancelledSep ’25October 2025: 88.4% on time, 2.3% cancelledOct ’25November 2025: 78.1% on time, 3.0% cancelledNov ’25December 2025: 64.5% on time, 3.1% cancelledDec ’25January 2026: 75.9% on time, 6.5% cancelledJan ’26February 2026: 76.7% on time, 9.1% cancelledFeb ’26March 2026: 75.4% on time, 6.6% cancelledMar ’26April 2026: 86.7% on time, 0.0% cancelledApr ’26May 2026: 92.2% on time, 1.9% cancelledMay ’26June 2026: 82.1% on time, 4.9% cancelledJun ’26July 2026: 67.6% on time, 22.6% cancelledJul ’26
On-time arrival rate by month. Hover a bar for exact figures.

Why this airline's flights were late

  • Air traffic control & airport congestion40%
  • Late-arriving aircraft35%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
  • Extreme weather1%
  • Security0%

Other airlines on ORD to JFK

Full ORD to JFK comparison →
JetBlue on-time record across all routes →

602 JetBlue flights tracked on this route; 39 cancelled, 1 diverted.

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.