Flights New York → San Jose
JFK → SJC
Route overview
This flight route operates between New York and San Jose with a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, featuring an average arrival ahead of schedule by 0.2 minutes based on five total flights. The aircraft used for this route is the Airbus A320, flying from an airport established in 1948 to one that serves over eleven 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 Jose (SJC) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 5 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -0 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose 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 Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to San Jose (SJC) heads west for about 4,125 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 35m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of JFK-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 5 tracked JFK-SJC flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -0 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-SJC
On the New York (JFK) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -0 minutes, based on 5 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-San Jose is 0.00% across 5 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Jose, 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.
