Flights Louisville → New York
SDF → JFK
How long is the flight from Louisville to New York?
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to New York (JFK) takes about 1h 45m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Louisville to New York has a moderate on-time performance rate of 67%, with an average delay of 7.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, only three flights have been recorded on this route, which terminates at a busy airport that opened in 1948 and currently handles over sixty-two million passengers annually.
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 Louisville (SDF) → New York (JFK) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 5 flights monitored in recent months, 40% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 1,062 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 45m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 60% of SDF-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 5 tracked SDF-JFK flights, 40% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about SDF-JFK
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to New York (JFK) takes about 1h 45m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Louisville (SDF) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 40% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 5 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-New York is 0.00% across 5 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
