Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to New York
2,153 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–JFK arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,754 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel2.2%Flights914
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights1,306
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.5%Flights534
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 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 20 min · 1,959 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,765 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,922 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,296 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,097 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,093 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,164 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,176 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,191 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,050 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,190 flights
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