Flights Rochester → New York
ROC → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to New York operates with an Embraer 190 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of just 10.4 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, serves over 62 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the country.
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 Rochester (ROC) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 504 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (ROC) to New York (JFK) heads south-east for about 424 km, a flight time of roughly 57m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 51% of ROC-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 504 tracked ROC-JFK flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 5.6% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about ROC-JFK
On the Rochester (ROC) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 504 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-New York is 5.56% across 504 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
