Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to New York
2,454 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–JFK arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 319 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep90100 minCancel1.6%Flights319
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 SNA → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 76% on time.
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 161 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 159 flights · limited
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 158 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 75 min · 163 flights · limited
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 80 min · 163 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 100 min · 163 flights · limited
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