Flights Cleveland → New York
CLE → JFK
Route overview
This flight route connects Cleveland to New York, operating with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft. With a high on-time performance rate of 83%, the average delay is approximately 10.4 minutes, based on 387 total flights recorded. The origin airport in Cleveland has been operational since 1925, while the destination airport opened in 1948 and currently handles over 62 million passengers annually.
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 Cleveland (CLE) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 520 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (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 Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 682 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of CLE-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 520 tracked CLE-JFK flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 4.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-JFK
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 520 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-New York is 4.23% across 520 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
