Flights New York → Louisville
JFK → SDF
How long is the flight from New York to Louisville?
The flight from New York (JFK) to Louisville (SDF) 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
This flight route connects New York to Louisville with a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, averaging a slight early arrival of six minutes. Over the past period, only two flights have been recorded on this route, which originates from an airport established in 1948 and terminates at a hub that annually serves over three million passengers.
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 New York (JFK) → Louisville (SDF) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 6 flights monitored in recent months, 33% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 39 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 Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Louisville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Louisville (SDF) heads west for about 1,062 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 45m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of JFK-SDF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Louisville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 6 tracked JFK-SDF flights, 33% left on time with an average delay of 39 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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 JFK-SDF
The flight from New York (JFK) to Louisville (SDF) 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 New York (JFK) -> Louisville (SDF) route, on-time performance is 33% with an average delay of 39 minutes, based on 6 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Louisville is 0.00% across 6 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Louisville, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
