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Route Reliability

Atlanta → New York

ATL–JFK · 760 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
4,284
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines79%2,453 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways71%1,066 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines66%765 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ATL–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 62% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–JFK flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 66%.

Ticking up lately.

ATL–JFK flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(597 flights)
  • Tue75%(606 flights)
  • Wed79%(591 flights)
  • Thu76%(606 flights)
  • Fri73%(610 flights)
  • Sat74%(548 flights)
  • Sun69%(609 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM76%(140 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(854 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(703 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(469 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(778 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(566 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(657 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 60% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%349
July 202563%353
August 202580%373
September 202585%386
October 202580%395
November 202578%384
December 202563%377
January 202675%330
February 202679%284
March 202673%304
April 202681%314
May 202678%318

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,284 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.