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Airport month · November 2025
John F. Kennedy International in November 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 November 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 8,626 domestic departures from John F. Kennedy International (JFK). 77.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.6% reached their destination on time; 2.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 77.3% arrived on time, so JFK departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, the airport had 10,140 departures with 88.1% leaving on time: a change of −10.2 points, with flights down 15%.
Flights arriving at JFK that month were on time 77.6% of the time (8,620 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 34%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and national aviation system 32%.
- On time 73.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.5%
- Cancelled 2.8%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | JFK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.9% | 88.1% | 75.5% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 73.6% | 88.0% | 72.8% | 77.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.8% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.7 min | 7.6 min | 18.2 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 288 | 338 | 281 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,626 | 10,140 | 102,683 | 570,550 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 2,907 | 34% | 70.8% | 10.7 min | 4.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 2,546 | 30% | 75.8% | 7.8 min | 0.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 1,282 | 15% | 71.9% | 7.3 min | 5.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,233 | 14% | 79.8% | 1.5 min | 1.6% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 331 | 4% | 69.2% | 6.5 min | 2.7% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 296 | 3% | 70.9% | 10.3 min | 1.0% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 31 | 0% | 54.8% | 20.6 min | 3.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK–LAX | New York to Los Angeles | 862 | 76.0% | 5.8 min | 1.6% |
| JFK–SFO | New York to San Francisco | 546 | 74.5% | 6.3 min | 0.9% |
| JFK–BOS | New York to Boston | 450 | 71.1% | 6.4 min | 6.2% |
| JFK–MCO | New York to Orlando | 414 | 73.2% | 11.6 min | 3.1% |
| JFK–MIA | New York to Miami | 405 | 77.8% | 5.1 min | 2.2% |
| JFK–ATL | New York to Atlanta | 392 | 72.4% | 9.6 min | 2.3% |
| JFK–FLL | New York to Fort Lauderdale | 334 | 73.4% | 10.8 min | 4.8% |
| JFK–LAS | New York to Las Vegas | 304 | 79.9% | 1.3 min | 1.6% |
| JFK–SJU | New York to San Juan | 297 | 73.7% | 12.1 min | 1.0% |
| JFK–DCA | New York to Washington | 263 | 55.9% | 21.8 min | 6.5% |
| JFK–RDU | New York to Raleigh/Durham | 248 | 72.6% | 6.5 min | 6.0% |
| JFK–PHX | New York to Phoenix | 247 | 75.3% | 5.6 min | 1.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left JFK on time in November 2025?
77.9% of 8,626 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 77.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024, 88.1% of 10,140 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 77.9% and 2.8% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.