JFK → LAX American Airlines

American Airlines · New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA · 3,237 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 11 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -13 min, while the worst 10% run +47 min or later.
On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+47 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is American Airlines from JFK to LAX?

Across every American Airlines flight number on JFK → LAX (3,237 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 81% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -13 min; the worst 10% ran +47 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,56981%
16-30 min1655%
31-60 min1685%
61-120 min1334%
2+ hrs1324%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0727581%-5 min
2025-0827988%-5 min
2025-0926485%-3 min
2025-1027782%+1 min
2025-1126280%+8 min
2025-1226675%+11 min
2026-0124870%+11 min
2026-0222776%+15 min
2026-0327287%-7 min
2026-0426886%+1 min
2026-0526982%+13 min
2026-0626079%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon44183%
Tue46286%
Wed46181%
Thu44581%
Fri45983%
Sat45775%
Sun44278%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…