Flights New York → San Antonio
JFK → SAT
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to San Antonio, with an on-time performance rate of 89%, indicating generally reliable service. The average delay is approximately 7 minutes, and the route sees a total of 89 flights annually, linking two historically significant airports that opened in 1942 and 1948 respectively.
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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 151 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to San Antonio (SAT) heads west for about 2,551 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 37m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 81% of JFK-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 151 tracked JFK-SAT flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 4.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-SAT
On the New York (JFK) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 151 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-San Antonio is 3.97% across 151 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.
