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Airport month · October 2025
John F. Kennedy International in October 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 October 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 8,928 domestic departures from John F. Kennedy International (JFK). 80.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.9% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 80.0% of flights departed on time and 79.1% arrived on time, so JFK departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2024, the airport had 10,732 departures with 88.1% leaving on time: a change of −7.9 points, with flights down 17%.
Flights arriving at JFK that month were on time 79.4% of the time (8,889 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 35%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and air carrier 31%.
- On time 72.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.4%
- Cancelled 1.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
October 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | JFK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.2% | 88.1% | 75.5% | 80.0% |
| Arrived on time | 72.9% | 88.6% | 72.8% | 79.1% |
| Cancelled | 1.5% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.6 min | 7.6 min | 18.2 min | 13.9 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 298 | 358 | 281 | 20,195 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,928 | 10,732 | 102,683 | 605,844 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 2,986 | 33% | 69.7% | 11.7 min | 1.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,643 | 30% | 76.1% | 6.6 min | 1.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,389 | 16% | 75.4% | 7.9 min | 2.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,240 | 14% | 75.6% | 7.8 min | 1.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 338 | 4% | 62.4% | 16.2 min | 1.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 301 | 3% | 67.8% | 33.5 min | 0.3% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 31 | 0% | 58.1% | 14.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK–LAX | New York to Los Angeles | 897 | 74.1% | 7.6 min | 0.8% |
| JFK–SFO | New York to San Francisco | 611 | 71.7% | 14.9 min | 0.5% |
| JFK–BOS | New York to Boston | 556 | 67.1% | 20.1 min | 2.5% |
| JFK–ATL | New York to Atlanta | 402 | 74.1% | 12.4 min | 0.7% |
| JFK–MCO | New York to Orlando | 373 | 68.9% | 11.5 min | 1.3% |
| JFK–MIA | New York to Miami | 372 | 71.2% | 11.9 min | 1.1% |
| JFK–LAS | New York to Las Vegas | 345 | 75.9% | 3.3 min | 1.4% |
| JFK–FLL | New York to Fort Lauderdale | 279 | 70.6% | 9.0 min | 1.4% |
| JFK–SEA | New York to Seattle | 273 | 74.7% | 2.7 min | 1.8% |
| JFK–SJU | New York to San Juan | 271 | 62.0% | 28.9 min | 0.7% |
| JFK–DCA | New York to Washington | 249 | 71.1% | 10.4 min | 2.8% |
| JFK–PHX | New York to Phoenix | 235 | 73.6% | 7.7 min | 1.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left JFK on time in October 2025?
80.2% of 8,928 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 80.0% and 79.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2024, 88.1% of 10,732 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 80.2% and 1.5% in October 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.