Flights Los Angeles → New York
LAX → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Los Angeles to New York has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.5 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 2430 total flights operated by various aircraft models including Boeing 767-200 and Airbus A320 series planes.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 3182 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 3,974 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 23m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 55% of LAX-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 3,182 tracked LAX-JFK flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-JFK
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 3182 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-New York is 2.23% across 3182 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
