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JFK → SEA

John F. Kennedy International Airport Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
69.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
3.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
69 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,906
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 40%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 29%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 23%
  • Extreme weather 8%
  • Security 1%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 83.9% 270
October 2025 76.7% 273
November 2025 65.0% 234
December 2025 38.2% 232
January 2026 66.9% 187
February 2026 73.8% 180
March 2026 48.6% 215
April 2026 80.8% 225
May 2026 80.2% 263
June 2026 76.1% 270
July 2026 68.8% 279
August 2026 66.9% 278

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

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Alaska Airlines 1,401 68.1% 3.4% 69 min
Delta Air Lines 1,339 71.4% 3.2% 65 min
JetBlue Airways 166 65.4% 6.0% 98 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • DL699

    26% late · 365 flights

  • DL740

    31% late · 365 flights

  • AS31

    28% late · 363 flights

  • DL688

    36% late · 359 flights

  • AS21

    31% late · 358 flights

  • AS23

    22% late · 356 flights

  • AS17

    50% late · 287 flights

  • B6263

    35% late · 166 flights

  • DL1719

    20% late · 141 flights

  • DL491

    13% late · 108 flights

  • AS32

    35% late · 34 flights

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