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JFK → SMF

John F. Kennedy International Airport Sacramento International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
52.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
4.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
72 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
165
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 31%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
  • Air traffic control & airport 26%
  • Extreme weather 15%
  • Security 2%

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 56.7% 30
October 2025 48.0% 25
May 2026 82.4% 18
June 2026 44.8% 30
July 2026 57.7% 31
August 2026 39.3% 31

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
JetBlue Airways 165 52.9% 4.8% 72 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • B6161

    47% late · 165 flights

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