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Route Reliability

Phoenix → New York

PHX–JFK · 2,153 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
2,917
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 Lines87%920 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%1,466 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways74%531 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHX–JFK flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, versus 72% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHX–JFK flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 74%.

Ticking up lately.

PHX–JFK flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(415 flights)
  • Tue79%(394 flights)
  • Wed77%(384 flights)
  • Thu82%(423 flights)
  • Fri83%(426 flights)
  • Sat85%(365 flights)
  • Sun75%(421 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM88%(16 flights)
  • 3–6 AM98%(48 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(602 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(411 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(467 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(404 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(880 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 75% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%203
July 202570%192
August 202586%199
September 202586%194
October 202579%231
November 202579%243
December 202576%258
January 202677%257
February 202679%225
March 202673%282
April 202690%279
May 202687%265

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,917 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.