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Hartford (BDL) to New York (JFK): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

When you fly BDL to JFK matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 100% on-time in May 2026 to just 80% in December 2025. Across the full period the route averages 91% on-time against a national 78%.

On-time
91%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
7 min
completed flights
Cancelled
2.3%
Flights/day
1.0
last 12 months
Duration
1h 3m
scheduled
Distance
106 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for BDL to JFK flights50%75%100%May 2025: 97% on-time (31 flights)97May 2025June 2025: 93% on-time (30 flights)93July 2025: 97% on-time (31 flights)97August 2025: 90% on-time (31 flights)90Aug 2025September 2025: 97% on-time (30 flights)97October 2025: 84% on-time (31 flights)84November 2025: 93% on-time (30 flights)93Nov 2025December 2025: 80% on-time (31 flights)80January 2026: 82% on-time (31 flights)82February 2026: 89% on-time (28 flights)89Feb 2026March 2026: 94% on-time (31 flights)94April 2026: 90% on-time (30 flights)90May 2026: 100% on-time (31 flights)100May 2026

Best time to fly from BDL to JFK

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday91%3 min
Tuesdaybest96%2 min
Wednesday91%5 min
Thursday93%11 min
Friday88%20 min
Saturday95%4 min
Sunday86%6 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Airline operations80%
  • National airspace system19%
  • Weather1%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from BDL to JFK delayed?
9% of BDL–JFK flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 7 minutes.
How long is the flight from BDL to JFK?
The scheduled BDL–JFK flight time averages 1h 3m over 106 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 9% of the time.
How often are BDL to JFK flights cancelled?
2.3% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.
What is the worst month to fly from BDL to JFK?
December 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 80% of arrivals on time. The best was May 2026 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 20-point gap is worth planning around.

Based on 396 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.