Flights New York → Burlington
JFK → BTV
Route overview
This flight route operates from New York to Burlington with an Embraer 190 aircraft and has a total of 178 flights, achieving a 77% on-time performance rate. Despite the relatively high punctuality, the average delay is approximately 26 minutes. The origin airport in New York opened in 1948, while the destination airport serves over 1.2 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 New York (JFK) → Burlington (BTV) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 245 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.71%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Burlington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Burlington (BTV) heads north for about 429 km, a flight time of roughly 57m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of JFK-BTV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Burlington it is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 245 tracked JFK-BTV flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 5.7% 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 JFK-BTV
On the New York (JFK) -> Burlington (BTV) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 245 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Burlington is 5.71% across 245 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Burlington, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
