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Route Reliability

Memphis → New York

MEM–JFK · 964 miles · Memphis International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
30 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 65% of the time across 144 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Mondays have been rough.

MEM–JFK flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Saturdays and just 50% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon50%(20 flights)
  • Tue60%(20 flights)
  • Wed60%(20 flights)
  • Thu60%(20 flights)
  • Fri70%(20 flights)
  • Sat91%(21 flights)
  • Sun65%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(140 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Sep 83% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
September 202583%23
October 202560%30
November 202560%30
December 202552%29
May 202676%25

Same trip, other airports

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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.