Flights New York → Cleveland
JFK → CLE
Route overview
This flight route operates between New York and Cleveland, using Embraer RJ145 aircraft. With a total of 388 flights recorded, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay time of 7.2 minutes. The destination airport in Cleveland, which opened in 1925, handles over 8.6 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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 520 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Cleveland (CLE) heads west for about 682 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of JFK-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 520 tracked JFK-CLE flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 3.9% 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 JFK-CLE
On the New York (JFK) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 520 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Cleveland is 3.85% 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.
