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Airport month · January 2025
John F. Kennedy International in January 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 8,327 domestic departures from John F. Kennedy International (JFK). 81.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.1% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.3% of flights departed on time and 78.6% arrived on time, so JFK departures were 2.1 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2024, the airport had 9,471 departures with 76.3% leaving on time: a change of +5.1 points, with flights down 12%.
Flights arriving at JFK that month were on time 80.7% of the time (8,325 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 36%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and national aviation system 30%.
- On time 78.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.9%
- Cancelled 1.8%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | JFK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.4% | 76.3% | 75.5% | 79.3% |
| Arrived on time | 78.1% | 74.3% | 72.8% | 78.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.9 min | 17.0 min | 18.2 min | 14.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 278 | 316 | 281 | 17,992 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,327 | 9,471 | 102,683 | 539,747 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 2,577 | 31% | 72.9% | 6.1 min | 1.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,385 | 29% | 79.1% | 0.8 min | 1.1% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,592 | 19% | 79.8% | 1.1 min | 4.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,196 | 14% | 84.2% | -2.6 min | 0.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 228 | 3% | 91.2% | -14.7 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 186 | 2% | 72.0% | 12.6 min | 1.1% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 132 | 2% | 69.7% | 13.1 min | 3.0% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 31 | 0% | 83.9% | 1.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK–LAX | New York to Los Angeles | 772 | 86.9% | -9.6 min | 0.4% |
| JFK–SFO | New York to San Francisco | 499 | 91.6% | -19.3 min | 0.4% |
| JFK–MIA | New York to Miami | 451 | 73.2% | 10.2 min | 0.4% |
| JFK–BOS | New York to Boston | 427 | 81.3% | 3.9 min | 1.6% |
| JFK–MCO | New York to Orlando | 388 | 68.6% | 13.0 min | 0.8% |
| JFK–FLL | New York to Fort Lauderdale | 346 | 72.0% | 7.9 min | 0.9% |
| JFK–SJU | New York to San Juan | 335 | 68.1% | 13.7 min | 0.6% |
| JFK–LAS | New York to Las Vegas | 320 | 86.3% | -10.0 min | 0.0% |
| JFK–ATL | New York to Atlanta | 313 | 71.9% | 12.4 min | 3.5% |
| JFK–PHX | New York to Phoenix | 239 | 89.5% | -8.4 min | 0.4% |
| JFK–TPA | New York to Tampa | 212 | 72.6% | 10.1 min | 0.5% |
| JFK–DCA | New York to Washington | 206 | 74.8% | -3.7 min | 9.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left JFK on time in January 2025?
81.4% of 8,327 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.3% and 78.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2024, 76.3% of 9,471 departures left on time and 2.9% were cancelled, against 81.4% and 1.8% in January 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for JFK · methodology · corrections.