Flights New York → Columbus
JFK → CMH
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Columbus, featuring an 84% on-time performance rate with an average delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 445 flights on this route using either Embraer RJ145 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Columbus, which opened in 1929, serves over seven 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) → Columbus (CMH) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 580 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus 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 Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Columbus (CMH) heads west for about 776 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 61% of JFK-CMH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 580 tracked JFK-CMH flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.1% 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-CMH
On the New York (JFK) -> Columbus (CMH) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 580 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Columbus is 3.10% across 580 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.
