Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to New York
Flights on LAS–JFK arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,670 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-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.5%Flights1,682
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights214
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.2%Flights401
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.8%Flights1,373
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline34%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 88 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 LAS → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,697 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,942 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 3,099 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,774 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,461 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,459 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,344 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,563 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,567 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,564 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,569 flights
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