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Route Reliability

New York → Austin

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

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 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 Lines83%1,275 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines82%852 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–AUS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 63% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–AUS flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 82% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

JFK–AUS flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(302 flights)
  • Tue85%(308 flights)
  • Wed82%(307 flights)
  • Thu77%(305 flights)
  • Fri85%(309 flights)
  • Sat87%(237 flights)
  • Sun76%(295 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(499 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(496 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(383 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(222 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(409 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(54 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 70% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%168
July 202577%172
August 202584%174
September 202587%174
October 202583%180
November 202581%165
December 202575%169
January 202688%161
February 202683%148
March 202687%170
April 202689%180
May 202683%202

Same trip, other airports

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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.