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Airport month · September 2025
John F. Kennedy International in September 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 September 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 8,567 domestic departures from John F. Kennedy International (JFK). 84.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.0% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 83.1% of flights departed on time and 82.8% arrived on time, so JFK departures were 0.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2024, the airport had 10,376 departures with 86.1% leaving on time: a change of −2.1 points, with flights down 17%.
Flights arriving at JFK that month were on time 84.1% of the time (8,568 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 39%, air carrier 31% and late-arriving aircraft 27%.
- On time 81.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.0%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.2%
September 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | JFK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.0% | 86.1% | 75.5% | 83.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.0% | 84.7% | 72.8% | 82.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.5% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.4 min | 10.0 min | 18.2 min | 12.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 286 | 346 | 281 | 18,748 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,567 | 10,376 | 102,683 | 562,439 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 2,844 | 33% | 78.7% | 2.9 min | 0.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,560 | 30% | 83.9% | -3.3 min | 0.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,412 | 16% | 79.5% | 3.2 min | 1.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,130 | 13% | 83.1% | 0.8 min | 0.6% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 300 | 4% | 77.0% | 2.9 min | 2.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 290 | 3% | 81.0% | 4.1 min | 0.0% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 31 | 0% | 77.4% | 27.9 min | 3.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK–LAX | New York to Los Angeles | 856 | 82.7% | 1.2 min | 0.6% |
| JFK–SFO | New York to San Francisco | 579 | 85.3% | -6.3 min | 0.3% |
| JFK–BOS | New York to Boston | 547 | 64.7% | 18.0 min | 2.0% |
| JFK–ATL | New York to Atlanta | 388 | 84.3% | -1.6 min | 0.3% |
| JFK–MIA | New York to Miami | 359 | 79.1% | 8.1 min | 0.3% |
| JFK–MCO | New York to Orlando | 349 | 82.8% | 1.3 min | 0.3% |
| JFK–LAS | New York to Las Vegas | 337 | 81.6% | -3.6 min | 0.0% |
| JFK–SEA | New York to Seattle | 270 | 83.0% | -6.6 min | 0.7% |
| JFK–DCA | New York to Washington | 262 | 81.7% | 1.0 min | 1.5% |
| JFK–FLL | New York to Fort Lauderdale | 259 | 78.4% | 1.4 min | 0.4% |
| JFK–SJU | New York to San Juan | 245 | 72.7% | 5.6 min | 0.0% |
| JFK–CLT | New York to Charlotte | 206 | 83.5% | 7.3 min | 1.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left JFK on time in September 2025?
84.0% of 8,567 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 83.1% and 82.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2024, 86.1% of 10,376 departures left on time and 0.2% were cancelled, against 84.0% and 0.7% in September 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.