Flights New York → Paris
JFK → CDG
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Paris, with a relatively high on-time performance rate of 75%. Over the past year, there have been 28 flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of 10.5 minutes. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as the Boeing 767-300, Airbus A330-200, and Airbus A380-800, serving one of Europe's busiest airports in Paris, which welcomed over 67 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 New York (JFK) → Paris (CDG) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Iberia Airlines, Qatar Airways. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Paris: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG) heads north-east for about 5,834 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 43m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of JFK-CDG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Paris it is 3.2 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked JFK-CDG flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-CDG
On the New York (JFK) -> Paris (CDG) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Paris is 0.00% across 28 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 8 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Iberia Airlines, Qatar Airways.
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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.
