Route Reliability

Route reliability

Atlanta (ATL) to New York (JFK): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Atlanta, GA (ATL) to New York, NY (JFK), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Atlanta, GANew York, NY

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

ATL to JFK

Atlanta, GA to New York, NY

On time
72.3%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
2.8%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
10.0%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
Scheduled flights
4,218in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Delta Air Lines76.9% on time · 2,445 flights

On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from ATL to JFK, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Delta Air Lines Most reliable 76.9% 1.6% 7.7% 73 min 0.4% 2,445
2. Frontier Airlines 68.4% 2.3% 11.2% 81 min 0.2% 659
3. JetBlue Airways 64.5% 5.8% 14.5% 93 min 0.3% 1,114

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

Delta Air Lines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Delta Air Lines had the best on-time record from Atlanta (ATL) to New York (JFK): 76.9% of its 2,445 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 64.5% for JetBlue Airways.
  • 2.8% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 36), 0.9 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 10.0% of flights, about 1 in 10, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 81 min.
  • Overall, 72.3% of flights on this route arrived on time, 3.3 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (83.3% on time) and July the least reliable (57.9%).
  • Cancellations peaked in July, when 4.8% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (87.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (51.9%).
  • In the other direction, New York (JFK) to Atlanta (ATL), 73.2% of flights were on time and 2.8% were cancelled. Compare airlines JFK to ATL.

Best and worst months to fly ATL to JFK

Jan 72.2%
Feb 76.6%
Mar 71.4%
Apr 78.9%
May 73.4%
Jun 68.7%
Jul 57.9%
Aug 72.7%
Sep 79.8%
Oct 83.3%
Nov 79.7%
Dec 67.9%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 72.3%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 72.2% 902
February 76.6% 833
March 71.4% 851
April 78.9% 894
May 73.4% 1,022
June 68.7% 990
July 57.9% 999
August 72.7% 1,031
September 79.8% 1,033
October 83.3% 1,081
November 79.7% 1,056
December 67.9% 1,058
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Delta Air Lines October (87.0%) July (60.7%)
Frontier Airlines September (81.2%) June (52.2%)
JetBlue Airways October (79.0%) July (51.5%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 84.5%
Oct 78.8%
Nov 75.6%
Dec 59.9%
Jan 69.9%
Feb 72.2%
Mar 71.1%
Apr 79.7%
May 76.9%
Jun 75.7%
Jul 55.9%
Aug 67.1%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 84.5% 387
Oct 2025 78.8% 400
Nov 2025 75.6% 394
Dec 2025 59.9% 394
Jan 2026 69.9% 349
Feb 2026 72.2% 306
Mar 2026 71.1% 308
Apr 2026 79.7% 315
May 2026 76.9% 321
Jun 2026 75.7% 342
Jul 2026 55.9% 349
Aug 2026 67.1% 353

Best and worst departure times

<6a 78.0%
6a 75.8%
7a 87.4%
8a 91.0%
9a 80.1%
10a 61.6%
11a 79.1%
12p 70.7%
1p 74.2%
2p Insufficient sample
3p 74.9%
4p 66.9%
5p 70.2%
6p 52.3%
7p 61.7%
8p 51.9%
9p Insufficient sample
10p 69.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at ATL, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 78.0% 50
Departing 6 am to 7 am 75.8% 264
Departing 7 am to 8 am 87.4% 468
Departing 8 am to 9 am 91.0% 78
Departing 9 am to 10 am 80.1% 633
Departing 10 am to 11 am 61.6% 99
Departing 11 am to noon 79.1% 230
Departing noon to 1 pm 70.7% 276
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 74.2% 194
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm Insufficient sample 36
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 74.9% 231
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 66.9% 281
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 70.2% 121
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 52.3% 174
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 61.7% 428
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 51.9% 131
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm Insufficient sample 41
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm 69.6% 483
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Nonstop scheduled flights from Atlanta, GA (ATL) to New York, NY (JFK), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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