American Airlines JFK to SFO on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from New York to San Francisco · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.6%
38 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
65 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 73% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on JFK to SFO arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 73% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (37%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion37%
- Late-arriving aircraft31%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)29%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Other airlines on JFK to SFO
- Delta Air Lines70% on time · 22 min avg delay
- JetBlue75% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Alaska Airlines72% on time · 20 min avg delay
Full JFK to SFO comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,475 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 38 cancelled, 3 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.