John F. Kennedy International in March 2026

75.4%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 8,392 domestic departures from John F. Kennedy International (JFK). 75.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.5% reached their destination on time; 2.1% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so JFK departures were 2.6 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 8,737 departures with 80.9% leaving on time: a change of −5.5 points, with flights down 4%.

Flights arriving at JFK that month were on time 73.1% of the time (8,400 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 25%.

On time 74.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 23.0%
Cancelled 2.1%
Diverted 0.4%

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

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	JFK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	75.4%	80.9%	75.5%	72.8%
Arrived on time	74.5%	79.5%	72.8%	73.2%
Cancelled	2.1%	0.8%	3.5%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.3 min	15.3 min	18.2 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	280	291	281	20,403
Scheduled departures	8,392	8,737	102,683	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
B6 JetBlue Airways	2,861	34%	72.4%	6.9 min	1.3%
DL Delta Air Lines	2,537	30%	76.9%	0.7 min	3.0%
YX Republic Airline	1,279	15%	72.0%	14.3 min	2.6%
AA American Airlines	1,203	14%	80.9%	0.4 min	1.7%
AS Alaska Airlines	355	4%	66.2%	4.0 min	2.3%
F9 Frontier Airlines	157	2%	66.9%	19.0 min	2.5%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
JFK–LAX	New York to Los Angeles	845	86.4%	-8.9 min	0.7%
JFK–SFO	New York to San Francisco	533	80.7%	-1.4 min	0.9%
JFK–BOS	New York to Boston	513	69.4%	13.8 min	2.5%
JFK–MCO	New York to Orlando	438	75.8%	3.1 min	4.6%
JFK–FLL	New York to Fort Lauderdale	388	65.5%	13.9 min	3.1%
JFK–MIA	New York to Miami	362	76.0%	6.3 min	2.5%
JFK–ATL	New York to Atlanta	306	77.5%	9.2 min	1.0%
JFK–SJU	New York to San Juan	302	74.8%	9.1 min	1.0%
JFK–LAS	New York to Las Vegas	299	83.3%	-9.2 min	1.3%
JFK–PHX	New York to Phoenix	289	79.9%	-6.6 min	2.1%
JFK–PBI	New York to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach	218	71.1%	7.6 min	3.7%
JFK–SEA	New York to Seattle	215	47.0%	20.6 min	2.3%

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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	33.6%	33.5%	48,462
Late-arriving aircraft	39.3%	39.3%	56,652
National Aviation System	24.7%	21.0%	35,672
Extreme weather	1.3%	5.9%	1,906
Security	1.1%	0.2%	1,643

144,335 delay minutes on 1,928 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 March 2026?

75.4% of 8,392 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025, 80.9% of 8,737 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 75.4% and 2.1% in March 2026.

Provenance

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