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Route Reliability

San Francisco → New York

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

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
6,705
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways83%1,945 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines82%1,421 flights
  3. 3.Delta Air Lines81%2,230 flights
  4. 4.Alaska Airlines76%1,109 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SFO–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 69% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SFO–JFK flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

JetBlue Airways runs this route best.

JetBlue Airways arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 76%.

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
  • Mon80%(968 flights)
  • Tue84%(930 flights)
  • Wed82%(936 flights)
  • Thu81%(969 flights)
  • Fri83%(975 flights)
  • Sat82%(783 flights)
  • Sun76%(973 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(1655 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(1479 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(1345 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(460 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(56 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM84%(1539 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 73% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%577
July 202570%549
August 202585%582
September 202587%572
October 202585%602
November 202582%539
December 202580%523
January 202682%508
February 202686%430
March 202685%528
April 202682%539
May 202677%585

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 6,705 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.