Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to New York
760 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–JFK arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 4,271 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.9%Flights2,438
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.6%Flights1,179
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9090 minCancel2.8%Flights654
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 3,699 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 2,468 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,806 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,631 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 95 min · 2,014 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,656 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,648 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,686 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,684 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,646 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,608 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,690 flights
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