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Airport month · July 2025
John F. Kennedy International in July 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 July 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 9,262 domestic departures from John F. Kennedy International (JFK). 65.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 63.3% reached their destination on time; 6.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 69.7% of flights departed on time and 69.0% arrived on time, so JFK departures were 4.6 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2024, the airport had 10,870 departures with 67.9% leaving on time: a change of −2.8 points, with flights down 15%.
Flights arriving at JFK that month were on time 62.4% of the time (9,257 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 26%.
- On time 63.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.0%
- Cancelled 6.2%
- Diverted 0.4%
July 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | JFK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 65.1% | 67.9% | 75.5% | 69.7% |
| Arrived on time | 63.3% | 66.2% | 72.8% | 69.0% |
| Cancelled | 6.2% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 29.1 min | 27.9 min | 18.2 min | 24.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 309 | 362 | 281 | 21,048 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,262 | 10,870 | 102,683 | 631,428 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 3,365 | 36% | 56.2% | 27.8 min | 7.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,673 | 29% | 69.6% | 12.5 min | 3.5% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,309 | 14% | 63.2% | 13.2 min | 10.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,234 | 13% | 71.6% | 13.0 min | 4.3% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 341 | 4% | 54.3% | 25.8 min | 5.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 309 | 3% | 62.8% | 21.0 min | 1.9% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 31 | 0% | 83.9% | 2.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK–LAX | New York to Los Angeles | 922 | 73.4% | 6.5 min | 2.2% |
| JFK–SFO | New York to San Francisco | 582 | 69.8% | 11.6 min | 3.3% |
| JFK–BOS | New York to Boston | 495 | 62.4% | 22.8 min | 10.1% |
| JFK–MCO | New York to Orlando | 433 | 53.3% | 30.7 min | 5.8% |
| JFK–MIA | New York to Miami | 397 | 58.4% | 35.4 min | 7.1% |
| JFK–ATL | New York to Atlanta | 373 | 67.3% | 13.3 min | 3.8% |
| JFK–SJU | New York to San Juan | 371 | 63.3% | 16.9 min | 3.0% |
| JFK–LAS | New York to Las Vegas | 322 | 67.7% | 7.6 min | 4.0% |
| JFK–FLL | New York to Fort Lauderdale | 293 | 62.5% | 19.4 min | 7.2% |
| JFK–SEA | New York to Seattle | 279 | 61.3% | 22.5 min | 2.5% |
| JFK–DCA | New York to Washington | 217 | 58.1% | 14.9 min | 16.1% |
| JFK–DFW | New York to Dallas/Fort Worth | 217 | 66.4% | 26.0 min | 4.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left JFK on time in July 2025?
65.1% of 9,262 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 63.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 69.7% and 69.0%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2024, 67.9% of 10,870 departures left on time and 3.9% were cancelled, against 65.1% and 6.2% in July 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.