JetBlue AirwaysB6100% on time
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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to New York (JFK): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,278 km, an estimated 3 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and New York. Updated 29 October 2026 at 18:23 UTC.
Today, IAH → JFK
Thu 29 Oct · local times- 12:08 B61382JetBlue Departed JFK est. 16:34In the air · sched 16:43
- 17:18 B6282JetBlue On scheduleGate A20 · TA JFK 21:54scheduled
Checked IAH board 13:23 · JFK board 14:03
IAH
Houston
smooth · +0
JFK
New York
smooth · +0
2,278 km · ~3h 25m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 8 tracked IAH → JFK flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−10 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~3h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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JetBlue Airways
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at JFK: a 32% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Houston to New York route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IAH to JFK flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search: Houston (IAH) to New York (JFK) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
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IAH to JFK questions
Is IAH–JFK running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on IAH–JFK?
Operators schedule morning departures around 11:27 and evening departures around 17:18 from IAH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the JFK delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from IAH to JFK?
Great-circle distance is 2,278 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 191–225 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IAH–JFK fly?
JetBlue Airways runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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