JFK → SFO Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines · New York, NY to San Francisco, CA · 1,108 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 17 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +62 min or later.
On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+62 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is Alaska Airlines from JFK to SFO?

Across every Alaska Airlines flight number on JFK → SFO (1,108 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 72% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +62 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time78572%
16-30 min1039%
31-60 min828%
61-120 min717%
2+ hrs444%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-079257%+40 min
2025-089271%+16 min
2025-098886%-1 min
2025-1011462%+17 min
2025-119775%+4 min
2025-1211768%+16 min
2026-015673%+4 min
2026-024789%-9 min
2026-038382%-5 min
2026-048581%+3 min
2026-0511578%+7 min
2026-069959%+29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon16368%
Tue15076%
Wed14577%
Thu15968%
Fri16473%
Sat14478%
Sun16068%

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