LAX → JFK American Airlines

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY · 3,242 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 13 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +64 min or later.
On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+64 min
Cancellation rate
2%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on LAX → JFK (3,242 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 77% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -9 min; the worst 10% ran +64 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,43277%
16-30 min2137%
31-60 min1735%
61-120 min1605%
2+ hrs1715%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0726876%+9 min
2025-0827786%-2 min
2025-0926082%+7 min
2025-1027482%+4 min
2025-1126079%+12 min
2025-1226677%+18 min
2026-0124667%+40 min
2026-0222667%+38 min
2026-0327575%+22 min
2026-0426586%+2 min
2026-0527476%+17 min
2026-0625871%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon44679%
Tue46281%
Wed45772%
Thu44078%
Fri45379%
Sat45178%
Sun44074%

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