RDU → JFK American Airlines

American Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to New York, NY · 1,319 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 15 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 93% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 55% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+53 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on RDU → JFK (1,319 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 77% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +53 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time96977%
16-30 min1038%
31-60 min736%
61-120 min716%
2+ hrs433%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0710564%+18 min
2025-0812377%+3 min
2025-0911984%+10 min
2025-109870%+17 min
2025-1111376%+5 min
2025-1210475%+9 min
2026-0110278%+11 min
2026-0210080%+5 min
2026-0311975%+13 min
2026-049683%+5 min
2026-059287%-6 min
2026-068874%+15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon17478%
Tue18475%
Wed18178%
Thu17876%
Fri18481%
Sat18681%
Sun17270%

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