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Route Reliability

New York → San Francisco

JFK–SFO · 2,586 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
6,707
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways79%1,946 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%1,421 flights
  3. 3.Delta Air Lines73%2,230 flights
  4. 4.Alaska Airlines72%1,110 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–SFO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–SFO flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

JetBlue Airways runs this route best.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 72%.

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
  • Mon73%(973 flights)
  • Tue82%(918 flights)
  • Wed78%(930 flights)
  • Thu73%(979 flights)
  • Fri76%(993 flights)
  • Sat76%(783 flights)
  • Sun72%(988 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(1559 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(1239 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(659 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(1421 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(1367 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(319 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 69% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%580
July 202573%563
August 202585%589
September 202586%576
October 202574%606
November 202577%540
December 202566%520
January 202677%506
February 202678%426
March 202682%527
April 202672%543
May 202670%588

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 6,707 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.