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Route Reliability

San Diego → New York

SANJFK · 2,446 miles · San Diego International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
2,413
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines86%653 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways84%727 flights
  3. 3.Delta Air Lines83%1,033 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAN–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 75% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SAN–JFK flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 78%.

Not much between Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 83% to 86% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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%(337 flights)
  • Tue87%(329 flights)
  • Wed84%(340 flights)
  • Thu83%(340 flights)
  • Fri84%(343 flights)
  • Sat88%(291 flights)
  • Sun78%(345 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(678 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(233 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(434 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(59 flights)
  • 6–9 PM87%(156 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(765 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 79% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%201
July 202576%201
August 202585%210
September 202589%199
October 202586%208
November 202582%200
December 202584%200
January 202685%165
February 202686%138
March 202681%196
April 202687%202
May 202689%205

Based on 2,413 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.