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Route Reliability

Austin → New York

AUSJFK · 1,521 miles · Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
2,127
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 Lines84%1,275 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines79%852 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AUS–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 69% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AUS–JFK flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 75%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 79%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(298 flights)
  • Tue85%(309 flights)
  • Wed83%(305 flights)
  • Thu77%(306 flights)
  • Fri86%(311 flights)
  • Sat82%(238 flights)
  • Sun75%(292 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM82%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(673 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(468 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(177 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(468 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(251 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 72% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%168
July 202570%171
August 202581%174
September 202590%173
October 202581%181
November 202585%163
December 202582%169
January 202683%161
February 202688%147
March 202678%169
April 202683%179
May 202689%204

Based on 2,127 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.