JFK to AUS flight delays

JFK AUS John F. Kennedy to Austin Bergstrom · 1,521 miles

6,928 flights were scheduled from JFK to AUS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,770 that made the trip, 79.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
6,928
Arrived on time
79.5%
Cancelled
1.9%
Scheduled distance
1,521 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on JFK–AUS, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 81% 71 min 1.7% 3,852
American Airlines 80.4% 102 min 2.4% 2,524
JetBlue Airways 65.1% 80 min 1.3% 552

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on JFK–AUS: 71.2% of flights arrived on time, against 85.9% in March. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 79.5%.
Arrival on-time share, JFK to AUS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 77.1% 522
February 81% 480
March 85.9% 520
April 83.1% 563
May 72.4% 627
June 75.9% 581
July 71.2% 604
August 81.1% 583
September 80.7% 630
October 84.5% 654
November 82.9% 589
December 78.9% 575

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

JFK to AUS in one number

JFK → AUS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 83 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,928 flights

79.5% of flights arrived on time

Questions about JFK to AUS

Which airline is most reliable from JFK to AUS?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 81% of the time, with 3,852 scheduled. JetBlue Airways came in at 65.1% over 552 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly JFK to AUS?
July, at 71.2% of arrivals on time, with 604 flights scheduled. March was the best of the year at 85.9%.
How late are JFK–AUS flights when they are late?
83 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the JFK to AUS flight cancelled?
1.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at AUS less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.