JFK → SFO Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to San Francisco, CA · 2,229 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 -3 min, while the worst 10% run +63 min or later.
On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from JFK to SFO?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on JFK → SFO (2,229 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 72% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +63 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,57872%
16-30 min1999%
31-60 min1879%
61-120 min1406%
2+ hrs884%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0719476%+10 min
2025-0819791%-13 min
2025-0919288%-8 min
2025-1019979%+15 min
2025-1118666%+25 min
2025-1216053%+32 min
2026-0117074%+4 min
2026-0214474%+3 min
2026-0317980%+1 min
2026-0418460%+22 min
2026-0519758%+20 min
2026-0619061%+21 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon33568%
Tue30481%
Wed29974%
Thu33568%
Fri33673%
Sat25573%
Sun32868%

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