Flights Burlington → New York
BTV → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Burlington to New York operates with an Embraer 190 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of 16.8 minutes when delays do occur. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, serves over 62 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Burlington (BTV) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 245 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burlington (BTV) to New York (JFK) heads south for about 429 km, a flight time of roughly 57m.
Departures from Burlington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of BTV-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 245 tracked BTV-JFK flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 5.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BTV-JFK
On the Burlington (BTV) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 245 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burlington-New York is 5.31% across 245 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
