Route
JFK → LAX
John F. Kennedy International Airport Los Angeles International Airport
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 75.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.8%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 81 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 10,285
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Late-arriving aircraft 34%
- Air traffic control & airport 26%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 83.2% | 856 |
| October 2025 | 74.7% | 897 |
| November 2025 | 77.3% | 862 |
| December 2025 | 69.7% | 895 |
| January 2026 | 71.9% | 825 |
| February 2026 | 74.8% | 725 |
| March 2026 | 87.0% | 845 |
| April 2026 | 80.8% | 855 |
| May 2026 | 80.3% | 868 |
| June 2026 | 70.3% | 822 |
| July 2026 | 70.5% | 919 |
| August 2026 | 63.9% | 916 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Airlines on this route
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 3,480 | 72.5% | 3.2% | 76 min |
| Delta Air Lines | 3,366 | 75.3% | 2.6% | 72 min |
| American Airlines | 3,298 | 78.6% | 2.6% | 100 min |
| Frontier Airlines | 141 | 70.8% | 2.1% | 83 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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DL738
27% late · 365 flights
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AA117
31% late · 363 flights
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AA171
12% late · 363 flights
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DL773
21% late · 363 flights
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AA255
22% late · 362 flights
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AA341
24% late · 362 flights
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AA300
30% late · 361 flights
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AA302
25% late · 361 flights
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AA3
15% late · 358 flights
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AA306
20% late · 356 flights
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DL771
26% late · 350 flights
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AA1
14% late · 349 flights
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B6223
20% late · 348 flights
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DL713
25% late · 345 flights
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B6423
30% late · 341 flights
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DL767
16% late · 341 flights
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DL707
29% late · 339 flights
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DL747
22% late · 338 flights
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DL742
25% late · 329 flights
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B6523
19% late · 317 flights
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B6123
13% late · 309 flights
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B6323
25% late · 302 flights
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DL353
30% late · 280 flights
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DL752
29% late · 224 flights
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