How punctual is John F. Kennedy International Airport?
Based on 9 days of actual departures against their scheduled times.
32%
Left within 15 minutes
44
Average delay (minutes)
Best and worst hours to fly out
Flights scheduled in the early hours leave close to time. Delay builds up through the day as aircraft fall behind, then resets overnight.
Leaves closest to schedule
Average delay by scheduled departure hour
- 14:00 AM10 min
- 23:00 AM11 min
- 32:00 AM18 min
- 45:00 AM19 min
- 56:00 AM26 min
Runs latest
Average delay by scheduled departure hour
- 18:00 PM65 min
- 29:00 PM63 min
- 35:00 PM57 min
- 47:00 PM54 min
- 510:00 PM53 min
Airlines
Most flights
By number of departures
- 1Delta1,510
- 2JetBlue1,238
- 3American Airlines673
- 4Alaska93
- 5Avianca92
Most punctual
Lowest average delay
- 1LR2 min
- 2NH8 min
- 3AT12 min
- 4LATAM15 min
- 5Avianca17 min
Runs latest
Highest average delay
- 1YX156 min
- 25Y79 min
- 3LOT74 min
- 4QF74 min
- 5Turkish Airlines66 min
Destinations
Runs latest
Highest average delay
- 1New Zealand92 min
- 2Poland74 min
- 3Türkiye71 min
- 4Turks & Caicos Islands71 min
- 5Jamaica60 min
Departures by hour
The heaviest hour is 8:00 AM, with 352 departures over the period. Bar height is how many flights leave; colour is how late they run.
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Day by day
Each bar is one day. Height is the number of departures; colour is the average delay that day.
17/8
21/8
25/8
Under 15 min
15–30 min
30–45 min
45–70 min
Over 70 min
By day of week
1
Tuesday
1270 departures · 27 min average delay
2
Monday
753 departures · 41 min average delay
3
Sunday
703 departures · 61 min average delay
4
Friday
702 departures · 40 min average delay
5
Thursday
692 departures · 63 min average delay
6
Saturday
677 departures · 46 min average delay
7
Wednesday
13 departures · 69 min average delay
Measured
Unlike the crowding estimate, these are real recorded departure times, not a model.