Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to New York
2,153 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–JFK 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)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,917 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel3.3%Flights920
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.3%Flights1,466
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.2%Flights531
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 80 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 PHX → 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 · 2,146 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,717 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,025 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,312 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,225 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,210 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,134 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,123 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,091 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,224 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,238 flights
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