John F. Kennedy International in February 2026

70.0%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 7,458 domestic departures from John F. Kennedy International (JFK). 70.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.4% reached their destination on time; 8.8% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so JFK departures were 8.1 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 7,850 departures with 79.2% leaving on time: a change of −9.2 points, with flights down 5%.

Flights arriving at JFK that month were on time 69.3% of the time (7,454 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 22%.

On time 68.4%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.6%
Cancelled 8.8%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from JFK in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	JFK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	70.0%	79.2%	75.5%	78.1%
Arrived on time	68.4%	70.7%	72.8%	78.3%
Cancelled	8.8%	2.1%	3.5%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	19.2 min	15.8 min	18.2 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	249	262	281	17,168
Scheduled departures	7,458	7,850	102,683	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
B6 JetBlue Airways	2,586	35%	63.6%	10.2 min	9.5%
DL Delta Air Lines	2,188	29%	71.0%	-0.1 min	8.0%
YX Republic Airline	1,152	15%	70.9%	3.3 min	9.5%
AA American Airlines	1,113	15%	71.6%	7.9 min	8.3%
AS Alaska Airlines	264	4%	68.2%	3.3 min	9.5%
F9 Frontier Airlines	155	2%	71.0%	30.9 min	4.5%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
JFK–LAX	New York to Los Angeles	725	68.7%	7.0 min	7.9%
JFK–SFO	New York to San Francisco	465	71.2%	1.2 min	8.2%
JFK–BOS	New York to Boston	462	66.5%	12.4 min	8.7%
JFK–MCO	New York to Orlando	374	65.0%	8.4 min	7.8%
JFK–FLL	New York to Fort Lauderdale	347	65.1%	5.0 min	9.8%
JFK–MIA	New York to Miami	339	71.4%	4.2 min	6.8%
JFK–ATL	New York to Atlanta	307	75.9%	2.4 min	7.5%
JFK–SJU	New York to San Juan	294	62.2%	22.9 min	8.5%
JFK–LAS	New York to Las Vegas	249	72.7%	-3.6 min	9.6%
JFK–PHX	New York to Phoenix	248	73.8%	-5.0 min	7.7%
JFK–PBI	New York to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach	202	63.4%	8.4 min	8.4%
JFK–RDU	New York to Raleigh/Durham	185	65.4%	10.6 min	12.4%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	32.6%	38.2%	40,669
Late-arriving aircraft	41.7%	37.2%	51,992
National Aviation System	21.5%	18.5%	26,732
Extreme weather	4.0%	6.0%	5,016
Security	0.1%	0.2%	154

124,563 delay minutes on 1,685 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left JFK on time in February 2026?

70.0% of 7,458 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 79.2% of 7,850 departures left on time and 2.1% were cancelled, against 70.0% and 8.8% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.