Historical on-time performance
New York to Austin
1,522 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–AUS arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,983 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights1,266
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.1%Flights717
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft31%
- 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 JFK → AUS
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 · 1,918 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,311 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 451 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,864 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 80 min · 511 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,042 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,037 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,046 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,036 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,029 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 844 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,021 flights
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