Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to New York
2,475 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–JFK arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 10,319 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.8%Flights3,356
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights3,507
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.0%Flights3,242
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.5%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 204 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 LAX → 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 · 9,456 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 35 min · 7,447 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 50 min · 4,552 flights
- Early mornings74% on time · p90 45 min · 182 flights · limited
- Middays72% on time · p90 70 min · 8,599 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 4,339 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 4,541 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 4,304 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 4,496 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 4,490 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 3,563 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 4,511 flights
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