JFK to VRB flight delays
New York, NY (JFK) Vero Beach, FL (VRB) · 972 miles
196 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.42%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
3.57%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
73 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 51 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 3.57% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 22.3 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 73 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, JetBlue Airways arrived on time most often on JFK to VRB. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in December.
Every airline on JFK to VRB
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 196 | 80.42% | 3.57% | 73 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
VRB to JFK Vero Beach back to New York 71.96% on time FOther routes from New York
Common questions
Are flights from New York to Vero Beach usually delayed?
80.42% of flights on the JFK to VRB route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from New York to Vero Beach?
Only JetBlue Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 196 flights and 80.42% arriving on time.
How often are JFK to VRB flights cancelled?
3.57% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 36 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly New York to Vero Beach?
May, when 96% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 45%.
When JFK to VRB flights are late, how late are they?
About 73 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on JFK to VRB during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →