Route Reliability
New York → Memphis
JFK–MEM · 964 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Memphis International Airport
77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.1%
- Cancelled
- 144
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 144 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
JFK–MEM flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
JFK–MEM flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Thursdays and just 60% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon60%(20 flights)
- Tue85%(20 flights)
- Wed74%(19 flights)
- Thu90%(20 flights)
- Fri76%(21 flights)
- Sat76%(21 flights)
- Sun80%(20 flights)
- 12–3 PM82%(82 flights)
- 3–6 PM71%(59 flights)
83%
May
Sep 100% → May 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 100% | 23 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 53% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 83% | 24 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 144 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.