Delta Air Lines DFW to JFK on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
90%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.9%
24 flights
Avg arrival delay
9 min
78 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on DFW to JFK arrived on time 90% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 5.9% were cancelled, and 4% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (42%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)42%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Extreme weather15%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DFW to JFK
- American Airlines70% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines91% on time · 5 min avg delay
Full DFW to JFK comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
404 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 24 cancelled, 2 diverted.
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.