Flights New York → San Diego
JFK → SAN
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to San Diego, operating with a fleet of Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757, and Airbus A320 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 87%, the flights experience an average delay of 5.7 minutes, reflecting generally high punctuality across the 561 total flights recorded. The destination airport, which opened in 1928, serves over 22 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) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways. Across 729 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego 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 Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 3,928 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 20m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 57% of JFK-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 729 tracked JFK-SAN flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 4.4% 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% |
| 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 JFK-SAN
On the New York (JFK) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 729 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-San Diego is 4.39% across 729 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Diego, 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.
