John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) delays & on-time performance
New York, New York · 75 nonstop destinations · 7 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at JFK right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.5%
3,564 flights
Avg arrival delay
19 min
75 min when late
Departed on time
78%
avg taxi-out 28 min
Figures cover 102,683 departures from JFK; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into JFK were on time 78% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3.5% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- American Airlines was the most punctual airline here (79% on time); Alaska Airlines was the least (72%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (87% on time); around 8pm did worst (64%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (36%).
Most delayed routes from JFK
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- BDL · Hartford63%365 flts
- BQN · Aguadilla64%469 flts
- DCA · Washington67%2,520 flts
- PVD · Providence67%365 flts
- HNL · Honolulu69%666 flts
- SJU · San Juan70%3,590 flts
- ROC · Rochester70%606 flts
- SEA · Seattle70%2,906 flts
- SYR · Syracuse72%511 flts
- ORD · Chicago72%2,074 flts
Most reliable routes from JFK
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SAT · San Antonio88%362 flts
- ORF · Norfolk84%731 flts
- SNA · Santa Ana84%462 flts
- CVG · Cincinnati83%682 flts
- AUS · Austin82%2,191 flts
- MSP · Minneapolis82%719 flts
- CLT · Charlotte81%2,001 flts
- MSY · New Orleans81%1,142 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas80%3,713 flts
- CLE · Cleveland80%678 flts
Best airline at JFK
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 79% | 2.8% | 21 min | 15 | 15,030 |
| Republic Airways | 78% | 4.6% | 17 min | 25 | 15,113 |
| Delta Air Lines | 78% | 2.8% | 16 min | 39 | 30,695 |
| JetBlue | 72% | 4.0% | 21 min | 50 | 35,450 |
| Alaska Airlines | 72% | 2.6% | 20 min | 7 | 3,991 |
| Frontier Airlines | 69% | 2.0% | 28 min | 12 | 2,249 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 65% | 1.3% | 26 min | 1 | 155 |
Best time to fly out of JFK
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am87%7,093 flts
- 7am84%9,386 flts
- 8am82%8,587 flts
- 9am80%6,394 flts
- 10am79%3,258 flts
- 11am81%7,746 flts
- 12pm81%4,257 flts
- 1pm76%4,929 flts
- 2pm74%4,775 flts
- 3pm71%7,324 flts
- 4pm72%6,261 flts
- 5pm70%7,512 flts
- 6pm66%5,005 flts
- 7pm69%6,670 flts
- 8pm64%5,051 flts
- 9pm66%5,020 flts
- 10pm67%2,638 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft36%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion28%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.