American Airlines SFO to JFK on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.9%
43 flights
Avg arrival delay
24 min
121 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 80% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on SFO to JFK arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.9% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 80% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (50%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)50%
- Late-arriving aircraft25%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Extreme weather8%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SFO to JFK
- Delta Air Lines79% on time · 15 min avg delay
- JetBlue80% on time · 16 min avg delay
- Alaska Airlines79% on time · 12 min avg delay
Full SFO to JFK comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,475 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 43 cancelled, 23 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.