Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to New York
760 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–JFK arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 4,284 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.6%Flights2,453
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel4.5%Flights1,066
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.9%Flights765
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 110 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 3,764 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 2,464 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 85 min · 1,729 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,636 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 90 min · 1,968 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,635 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,631 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,659 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,670 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,696 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,581 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,689 flights
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